The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Manatee 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
Manatee County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Manatee County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Manatee County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Manatee County, 28.45% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Manatee County women make up 51.69% 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 Manatee County is 47.5, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Manatee County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Manatee County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 13% 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
- Sarasota County, FL: more liberal voters
- Pinellas County, FL: more liberal voters
- Hillsborough County, FL: more liberal voters
- Charlotte County, FL: more conservative voters
- Hardee County, FL: more conservative voters
- DeSoto County, FL: more conservative voters
- Pasco County, FL: more liberal voters
- Polk County, FL: more liberal voters
- Highlands County, FL: more conservative voters
- Hernando County, FL: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Lehigh County, PA: more liberal voters
- Nueces County, TX: more liberal voters
- Westmoreland County, PA: more conservative voters
- Lane County, OR: more liberal voters
- Mercer County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Collier County, FL: more conservative voters
- Forsyth County, NC: more liberal voters
- San Juan Municipio, PR: more liberal voters
- Madison County, AL: more liberal voters
- Hamilton County, TN: more conservative voters
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