The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Bakersfield. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Bakersfield tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Bakersfield has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Bakersfield leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In the Bakersfield metro area, 15.49% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Bakersfield women make up 48.75% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Bakersfield is 32.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Bakersfield a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Bakersfield, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 11% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Cities
- Bakersfield, CA: politically similar voters
- Oildale, CA: more conservative voters
- Pumpkin Center, CA: more conservative voters
- Rosedale, CA: more conservative voters
- Lamont, CA: more liberal voters
- Weedpatch, CA: more liberal voters
- Edison, CA: more conservative voters
- Weed Patch, CA: more liberal voters
- Di Giorgio, CA: more liberal voters
- Edmundson Acres, CA: more liberal voters
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kansas City, MO: more liberal voters
- Sacramento, CA: more liberal voters
- Oklahoma City, OK: more conservative voters
- Omaha, NE: more conservative voters
- Colorado Springs, CO: more conservative voters
- Mesa, AZ: more conservative voters
- Staten Island, NY: more liberal voters
- Long Beach, CA: more liberal voters
- Miami, FL: more liberal voters
- Pittsburgh, PA: more liberal voters
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