The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Bucks 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
Bucks County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Bucks County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Bucks County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Bucks County, 40.39% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Bucks County women make up 50.93% 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 Bucks County is 43.9, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Bucks County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Bucks County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 46% 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
- Montgomery County, PA: more liberal voters
- Mercer County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Philadelphia County, PA: more liberal voters
- Hunterdon County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Burlington County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Camden County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Delaware County, PA: more liberal voters
- Somerset County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Gloucester County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Northampton County, PA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kent County, MI: more conservative voters
- District of Columbia, DC: more liberal voters
- Arapahoe County, CO: more liberal voters
- Monmouth County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Tulsa County, OK: more conservative voters
- Polk County, FL: more conservative voters
- Providence County, RI: more liberal voters
- Baltimore City, MD: more liberal voters
- Jefferson County, AL: more liberal voters
- Davidson County, TN: more liberal voters
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