The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Kern 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
Kern County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Kern County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Kern County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Kern County, 15.49% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Kern County women make up 48.75% 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 Kern County is 32.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Kern County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Kern County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 11% 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
- Tulare County, CA: more liberal voters
- Ventura County, CA: more liberal voters
- Kings County, CA: more liberal voters
- Los Angeles County, CA: more liberal voters
- Santa Barbara County, CA: more liberal voters
- San Luis Obispo County, CA: more liberal voters
- Inyo County, CA: more conservative voters
- Fresno County, CA: more liberal voters
- San Bernardino County, CA: more liberal voters
- Orange County, CA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- New Haven County, CT: more liberal voters
- Ventura County, CA: more liberal voters
- San Francisco County, CA: more liberal voters
- Macomb County, MI: more liberal voters
- Hidalgo County, TX: more liberal voters
- El Paso County, TX: more liberal voters
- Pierce County, WA: more liberal voters
- Hartford County, CT: more liberal voters
- Gwinnett County, GA: more liberal voters
- Baltimore County, MD: more liberal voters
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