The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Columbia 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
Columbia County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Columbia County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Columbia County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Columbia County, 35.34% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Columbia County women make up 51.14% 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 Columbia County is 37.7, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Columbia County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Columbia County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 7% 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
- Richmond County, GA: more liberal voters
- McDuffie County, GA: more liberal voters
- Edgefield County, SC: more liberal voters
- McCormick County, SC: more liberal voters
- Lincoln County, GA: more liberal voters
- Aiken County, SC: more liberal voters
- Warren County, GA: more liberal voters
- Glascock County, GA: more conservative voters
- Burke County, GA: more liberal voters
- Jefferson County, GA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Jackson County, MS: more liberal voters
- Schuylkill County, PA: more liberal voters
- Hampshire County, MA: more liberal voters
- Citrus County, FL: more liberal voters
- Washington County, MD: more liberal voters
- Scott County, MN: more liberal voters
- Merrimack County, NH: more liberal voters
- Randolph County, NC: more conservative voters
- Sandoval County, NM: more liberal voters
- Douglas County, GA: more liberal voters
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