The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Blanco 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
Blanco County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Blanco County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Blanco County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Blanco County, 26.79% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Blanco County women make up 48.74% 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 Blanco County is 49.1, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Blanco County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Blanco County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 8% 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
- Hays County, TX: more liberal voters
- Kendall County, TX: more conservative voters
- Gillespie County, TX: more conservative voters
- Comal County, TX: more conservative voters
- Llano County, TX: more conservative voters
- Burnet County, TX: more conservative voters
- Travis County, TX: more liberal voters
- Guadalupe County, TX: more liberal voters
- Williamson County, TX: more liberal voters
- Kerr County, TX: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hancock County, IA: more liberal voters
- Oregon County, MO: more conservative voters
- Pike County, AR: more conservative voters
- Johnston County, OK: more conservative voters
- Cumberland County, IL: more conservative voters
- Pope County, MN: more liberal voters
- Watonwan County, MN: more liberal voters
- Johnson County, IL: more liberal voters
- Wilcox County, AL: more liberal voters
- Dimmit County, TX: more liberal voters
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