The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Mercer 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
Mercer County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Mercer County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Mercer County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Mercer County, 22.57% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Mercer County women make up 50.68% 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 Mercer County is 44.6, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Mercer County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Mercer County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 14% 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
- Lawrence County, PA: more conservative voters
- Trumbull County, OH: more liberal voters
- Mahoning County, OH: more liberal voters
- Crawford County, PA: more conservative voters
- Venango County, PA: more conservative voters
- Butler County, PA: more conservative voters
- Ashtabula County, OH: more liberal voters
- Beaver County, PA: more liberal voters
- Columbiana County, OH: more conservative voters
- Clarion County, PA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Bonneville County, ID: more conservative voters
- Douglas County, KS: more liberal voters
- Eaton County, MI: more liberal voters
- St. Mary's County, MD: more conservative voters
- Kankakee County, IL: more liberal voters
- LaSalle County, IL: more liberal voters
- Ontario County, NY: more liberal voters
- Douglas County, OR: more conservative voters
- Navajo County, AZ: more liberal voters
- Fayette County, GA: more conservative voters
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