The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Calaveras 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
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Calaveras County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Calaveras County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Calaveras County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Calaveras County, 18.44% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Calaveras County women make up 50.41% 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 Calaveras County is 50.8, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Calaveras County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Calaveras County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% 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
- Amador County, CA: more conservative voters
- Tuolumne County, CA: more liberal voters
- El Dorado County, CA: more liberal voters
- Alpine County, CA: more liberal voters
- San Joaquin County, CA: more liberal voters
- Stanislaus County, CA: more liberal voters
- Mariposa County, CA: more conservative voters
- Sacramento County, CA: more liberal voters
- Placer County, CA: more liberal voters
- Douglas County, NV: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Nelson County, KY: more conservative voters
- Itasca County, MN: more liberal voters
- Richmond County, NC: more liberal voters
- Sweetwater County, WY: more conservative voters
- Burnet County, TX: more conservative voters
- Lincoln Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Anderson County, TX: more conservative voters
- Thomas County, GA: more conservative voters
- Hillsdale County, MI: more conservative voters
- Kay County, OK: more conservative voters
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