The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Lorain 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
Lorain County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Lorain County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Lorain County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Lorain County, 24.15% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Lorain County women make up 50.75% 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 Lorain County is 41.7, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Lorain County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Lorain County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 16% 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
- Medina County, OH: more conservative voters
- Cuyahoga County, OH: more liberal voters
- Erie County, OH: more conservative voters
- Huron County, OH: more conservative voters
- Summit County, OH: more liberal voters
- Ashland County, OH: more conservative voters
- Wayne County, OH: more conservative voters
- Richland County, OH: more conservative voters
- Portage County, OH: more conservative voters
- Lake County, OH: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Horry County, SC: more conservative voters
- Rockingham County, NH: more conservative voters
- Anchorage Municipality, AK: more conservative voters
- Albany County, NY: more liberal voters
- Fayette County, KY: more liberal voters
- Escambia County, FL: more conservative voters
- St. Lucie County, FL: more conservative voters
- Northampton County, PA: more conservative voters
- Lancaster County, NE: more conservative voters
- Hamilton County, IN: more conservative voters
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