The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Lee 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
Lee County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Lee County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Lee County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Lee County, 26.60% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Lee County women make up 51.03% 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 Lee County is 47.2, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Lee County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Lee County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 7% 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
- Charlotte County, FL: more conservative voters
- Collier County, FL: more conservative voters
- Hendry County, FL: more liberal voters
- DeSoto County, FL: more conservative voters
- Glades County, FL: more conservative voters
- Sarasota County, FL: more liberal voters
- Highlands County, FL: more conservative voters
- Hardee County, FL: more conservative voters
- Manatee County, FL: more liberal voters
- Okeechobee County, FL: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Jackson County, MO: more liberal voters
- Norfolk County, MA: more liberal voters
- Bernalillo County, NM: more liberal voters
- Will County, IL: more liberal voters
- Fort Bend County, TX: more liberal voters
- Hudson County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Lake County, IL: more liberal voters
- Denver County, CO: more liberal voters
- El Paso County, CO: more liberal voters
- Davidson County, TN: more liberal voters
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