The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Cleveland 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.
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Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Cleveland County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Cleveland County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Cleveland County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Cleveland County, 17.68% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Cleveland County women make up 51.77% 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 Cleveland County is 41.8, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Cleveland County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Cleveland 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
- Cherokee County, SC: more conservative voters
- Gaston County, NC: more conservative voters
- Rutherford County, NC: more conservative voters
- Lincoln County, NC: more conservative voters
- Burke County, NC: more liberal voters
- Catawba County, NC: more conservative voters
- York County, SC: more liberal voters
- Spartanburg County, SC: more liberal voters
- Polk County, NC: more liberal voters
- McDowell County, NC: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lafourche Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Ashtabula County, OH: more liberal voters
- Daviess County, KY: more liberal voters
- Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK: more liberal voters
- Garland County, AR: more conservative voters
- Monongalia County, WV: more liberal voters
- Carver County, MN: more liberal voters
- Albemarle County, VA: more liberal voters
- Steuben County, NY: more liberal voters
- Laramie County, WY: more liberal voters
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