The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Delaware 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
Delaware County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Delaware County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Delaware County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Delaware County, 54.76% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Delaware County women make up 50.51% 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 Delaware County is 39.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Delaware County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Delaware 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
- Franklin County, OH: more liberal voters
- Union County, OH: more conservative voters
- Morrow County, OH: more conservative voters
- Marion County, OH: more conservative voters
- Madison County, OH: more conservative voters
- Licking County, OH: more conservative voters
- Knox County, OH: more conservative voters
- Fairfield County, OH: more conservative voters
- Champaign County, OH: more conservative voters
- Pickaway County, OH: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kanawha County, WV: more liberal voters
- Montgomery County, TN: more liberal voters
- Bayamon Municipio, PR: more liberal voters
- Benton County, WA: more conservative voters
- Broome County, NY: more liberal voters
- Livingston County, MI: more conservative voters
- Hall County, GA: more conservative voters
- Saginaw County, MI: more liberal voters
- Racine County, WI: more liberal voters
- Okaloosa County, FL: more conservative voters
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