The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Brooke 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
Brooke County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Brooke County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Brooke County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Brooke County, 19.92% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Brooke County women make up 50.94% 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 Brooke County is 45.4, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Brooke County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Brooke County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 20% 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
- Jefferson County, OH: more conservative voters
- Hancock County, WV: more conservative voters
- Ohio County, WV: more conservative voters
- Washington County, PA: more conservative voters
- Harrison County, OH: more conservative voters
- Belmont County, OH: more conservative voters
- Marshall County, WV: more conservative voters
- Beaver County, PA: more liberal voters
- Columbiana County, OH: more conservative voters
- Carroll County, OH: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Columbia County, AR: more conservative voters
- Jerome County, ID: more conservative voters
- Limestone County, TX: more conservative voters
- McDonald County, MO: more conservative voters
- Wyoming County, WV: more conservative voters
- Itawamba County, MS: more conservative voters
- Macon County, TN: more conservative voters
- Pottawatomie County, KS: more conservative voters
- Burke County, GA: more liberal voters
- Ray County, MO: more conservative voters
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