The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Kent 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
Kent County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Kent County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Kent County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Kent County, 23.77% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Kent County women make up 51.80% 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 Kent County is 38.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Kent County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Kent County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 34% 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
- Caroline County, MD: more conservative voters
- Kent County, MD: more conservative voters
- Queen Anne's County, MD: more conservative voters
- Cumberland County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Sussex County, DE: more conservative voters
- Salem County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Talbot County, MD: more conservative voters
- Cecil County, MD: more conservative voters
- New Castle County, DE: more liberal voters
- Cape May County, NJ: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Beaver County, PA: more conservative voters
- Iredell County, NC: more conservative voters
- Charlotte County, FL: more conservative voters
- Licking County, OH: more conservative voters
- McLean County, IL: more conservative voters
- Muskegon County, MI: more liberal voters
- Monroe County, PA: more liberal voters
- Tippecanoe County, IN: more conservative voters
- Scott County, IA: more conservative voters
- Carolina Municipio, PR: more conservative voters
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