The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Kankakee 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
Kankakee County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Kankakee County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Kankakee County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Kankakee County, 20.84% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Kankakee County women make up 50.82% 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 Kankakee County is 38.5, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Kankakee County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Kankakee County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 35% 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
- Newton County, IN: more conservative voters
- Iroquois County, IL: more conservative voters
- Will County, IL: more liberal voters
- Grundy County, IL: more conservative voters
- Lake County, IN: more liberal voters
- Jasper County, IN: more conservative voters
- Livingston County, IL: more conservative voters
- Ford County, IL: more conservative voters
- Kendall County, IL: more liberal voters
- Benton County, IN: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ontario County, NY: more conservative voters
- Douglas County, OR: more conservative voters
- Navajo County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Sumter County, SC: more liberal voters
- Eaton County, MI: more liberal voters
- Warren County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Macon County, IL: more conservative voters
- Mercer County, PA: more conservative voters
- Bay County, MI: more liberal voters
- Hardin County, KY: more conservative voters
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