The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Bay County. 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
Bay County tends to be very republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Bay County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Bay County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Bay County, 22.83% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Bay County women make up 50.26% 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 Bay County is 40.1, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Bay County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Bay County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 13% 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 Counties
- Washington County, FL: more conservative voters
- Calhoun County, FL: more conservative voters
- Gulf County, FL: more liberal voters
- Walton County, FL: more conservative voters
- Holmes County, FL: more conservative voters
- Jackson County, FL: more liberal voters
- Liberty County, FL: more conservative voters
- Franklin County, FL: more liberal voters
- Geneva County, AL: more conservative voters
- Okaloosa County, FL: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Shasta County, CA: more liberal voters
- Minnehaha County, SD: more liberal voters
- Vanderburgh County, IN: more liberal voters
- Hernando County, FL: more liberal voters
- Medina County, OH: more liberal voters
- Shawnee County, KS: more liberal voters
- Hays County, TX: more liberal voters
- Outagamie County, WI: more liberal voters
- Newport News City, VA: more liberal voters
- Onslow County, NC: more liberal voters
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