The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Monroe 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
Monroe County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Monroe County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Monroe County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Monroe County, 19.04% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Monroe County women make up 50.62% 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 Monroe County is 42.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Monroe County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Monroe 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
- Lucas County, OH: more liberal voters
- Washtenaw County, MI: more liberal voters
- Lenawee County, MI: more conservative voters
- Wayne County, MI: more liberal voters
- Ottawa County, OH: more conservative voters
- Wood County, OH: more liberal voters
- Fulton County, OH: more conservative voters
- Sandusky County, OH: more conservative voters
- Oakland County, MI: more liberal voters
- Livingston County, MI: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Ponce Municipio, PR: more liberal voters
- Lee County, AL: more conservative voters
- Ouachita Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Paulding County, GA: more conservative voters
- Bibb County, GA: more liberal voters
- Martin County, FL: more conservative voters
- Washington County, UT: more conservative voters
- Houston County, GA: more conservative voters
- Jackson County, MI: more conservative voters
- Fairfield County, OH: more conservative voters
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