The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around El Dorado 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
El Dorado County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, El Dorado County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, El Dorado County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In El Dorado County, 34.14% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in El Dorado County women make up 50.16% 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 El Dorado County is 45.8, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is El Dorado County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in El Dorado 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
- Placer County, CA: more liberal voters
- Amador County, CA: more conservative voters
- Nevada County, CA: more liberal voters
- Calaveras County, CA: more conservative voters
- Alpine County, CA: more liberal voters
- Sacramento County, CA: more liberal voters
- Douglas County, NV: more conservative voters
- Yuba County, CA: more conservative voters
- Carson City, NV: more liberal voters
- Sierra County, CA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Peoria County, IL: more liberal voters
- Litchfield County, CT: more conservative voters
- Johnston County, NC: more conservative voters
- Butler County, PA: more conservative voters
- Outagamie County, WI: more conservative voters
- Hays County, TX: more conservative voters
- Livingston County, MI: more conservative voters
- Benton County, WA: more conservative voters
- Minnehaha County, SD: more conservative voters
- Montgomery County, TN: more conservative voters
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