The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Kitsap 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
Kitsap County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Kitsap County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Kitsap County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Kitsap County, 31.70% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Kitsap County women make up 48.91% 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 Kitsap County is 40.5, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Kitsap County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Kitsap County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 9% 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
- King County, WA: more liberal voters
- Jefferson County, WA: more liberal voters
- Mason County, WA: more conservative voters
- Snohomish County, WA: more conservative voters
- Pierce County, WA: more conservative voters
- Island County, WA: more conservative voters
- Thurston County, WA: more liberal voters
- Clallam County, WA: more conservative voters
- Skagit County, WA: more conservative voters
- Grays Harbor County, WA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kalamazoo County, MI: more conservative voters
- Brown County, WI: more conservative voters
- Marin County, CA: more liberal voters
- Caddo Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Harford County, MD: more conservative voters
- St. Joseph County, IN: more conservative voters
- Washington County, MN: more conservative voters
- Yakima County, WA: more conservative voters
- St. Tammany Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Buncombe County, NC: more liberal voters
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