The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Chester 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
Chester County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Chester County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Chester County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Chester County, 51.37% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Chester County women make up 50.74% 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 Chester County is 40.9, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Chester County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Chester County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 31% 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
- Delaware County, PA: more liberal voters
- New Castle County, DE: more liberal voters
- Montgomery County, PA: more liberal voters
- Berks County, PA: more conservative voters
- Philadelphia County, PA: more liberal voters
- Salem County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Cecil County, MD: more conservative voters
- Lancaster County, PA: more conservative voters
- Gloucester County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Camden County, NJ: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Passaic County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Guilford County, NC: more liberal voters
- Plymouth County, MA: more conservative voters
- Volusia County, FL: more conservative voters
- Sedgwick County, KS: more conservative voters
- Dane County, WI: more liberal voters
- Camden County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Morris County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Sonoma County, CA: more liberal voters
- Williamson County, TX: more conservative voters
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