The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Mason 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
Mason County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Mason County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Mason County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Mason County, 17.47% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Mason County women make up 48.24% 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 Mason County is 45.4, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Mason County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Mason County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 57% 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
- Thurston County, WA: more liberal voters
- Kitsap County, WA: more liberal voters
- Pierce County, WA: more liberal voters
- Grays Harbor County, WA: more liberal voters
- Jefferson County, WA: more liberal voters
- King County, WA: more liberal voters
- Lewis County, WA: more conservative voters
- Clallam County, WA: more liberal voters
- Snohomish County, WA: more liberal voters
- Pacific County, WA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Nacogdoches County, TX: more conservative voters
- St. Joseph County, MI: more conservative voters
- Hall County, NE: more conservative voters
- Georgetown County, SC: more conservative voters
- Montcalm County, MI: more conservative voters
- Ionia County, MI: more conservative voters
- Oldham County, KY: more conservative voters
- Pope County, AR: more conservative voters
- Mercer County, WV: more conservative voters
- Walton County, FL: more conservative voters
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