The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Mahoning 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
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Mahoning County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Mahoning County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Mahoning County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Mahoning County, 23.60% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Mahoning County women make up 51.21% 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 Mahoning County is 43.6, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Mahoning County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Mahoning County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 23% 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
- Trumbull County, OH: more conservative voters
- Columbiana County, OH: more conservative voters
- Lawrence County, PA: more conservative voters
- Mercer County, PA: more conservative voters
- Portage County, OH: more conservative voters
- Beaver County, PA: more conservative voters
- Carroll County, OH: more conservative voters
- Stark County, OH: more conservative voters
- Hancock County, WV: more conservative voters
- Geauga County, OH: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lake County, OH: more conservative voters
- Chesapeake City, VA: more conservative voters
- Arlington County, VA: more liberal voters
- Cherokee County, GA: more conservative voters
- Lafayette Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Clay County, MO: more conservative voters
- Cumberland County, PA: more conservative voters
- Saratoga County, NY: more conservative voters
- Montgomery County, AL: more liberal voters
- Jefferson County, MO: more conservative voters
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