The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Hillsborough 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
Hillsborough County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Hillsborough County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Hillsborough County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Hillsborough County, 36.98% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Hillsborough County women make up 50.30% 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 Hillsborough County is 41.0, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Hillsborough County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Hillsborough County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 73% 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
- Rockingham County, NH: more conservative voters
- Merrimack County, NH: more liberal voters
- Middlesex County, MA: more liberal voters
- Cheshire County, NH: more liberal voters
- Essex County, MA: more liberal voters
- Strafford County, NH: more liberal voters
- Worcester County, MA: more liberal voters
- Belknap County, NH: more conservative voters
- Sullivan County, NH: more liberal voters
- Suffolk County, MA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Sarasota County, FL: more conservative voters
- Berks County, PA: more liberal voters
- Clackamas County, OR: more liberal voters
- Waukesha County, WI: more conservative voters
- Mobile County, AL: more conservative voters
- Pulaski County, AR: more liberal voters
- Genesee County, MI: more liberal voters
- Dakota County, MN: more liberal voters
- Monterey County, CA: more liberal voters
- Cameron County, TX: more liberal voters
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