The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Fort Bend 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
Fort Bend County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Fort Bend County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Fort Bend County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Fort Bend County, 45.96% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Fort Bend County women make up 50.88% 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 Fort Bend County is 36.6, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Fort Bend County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Fort Bend County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 41% 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
- Harris County, TX: more liberal voters
- Brazoria County, TX: more conservative voters
- Waller County, TX: more conservative voters
- Wharton County, TX: more conservative voters
- Austin County, TX: more conservative voters
- Galveston County, TX: more conservative voters
- Montgomery County, TX: more conservative voters
- Colorado County, TX: more conservative voters
- Matagorda County, TX: more conservative voters
- Washington County, TX: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Will County, IL: more liberal voters
- Norfolk County, MA: more liberal voters
- Jackson County, MO: more liberal voters
- Lake County, IL: more liberal voters
- Lee County, FL: more conservative voters
- Bernalillo County, NM: more liberal voters
- Hudson County, NJ: more liberal voters
- San Joaquin County, CA: more liberal voters
- Denver County, CO: more liberal voters
- El Paso County, CO: more conservative voters
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