The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Monterey 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
Monterey County tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Monterey County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Monterey County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Monterey County, 22.60% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Monterey County women make up 48.99% 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 Monterey County is 35.7, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Monterey County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Monterey County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% 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
- San Benito County, CA: more conservative voters
- Santa Cruz County, CA: more liberal voters
- Santa Clara County, CA: more liberal voters
- Merced County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Luis Obispo County, CA: more conservative voters
- Stanislaus County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Mateo County, CA: more liberal voters
- Fresno County, CA: more conservative voters
- Madera County, CA: more conservative voters
- Alameda County, CA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Dakota County, MN: more conservative voters
- Cameron County, TX: more conservative voters
- Genesee County, MI: more conservative voters
- Ada County, ID: more conservative voters
- Solano County, CA: more conservative voters
- Santa Barbara County, CA: more conservative voters
- Mobile County, AL: more conservative voters
- Berks County, PA: more conservative voters
- Lucas County, OH: more conservative voters
- Hillsborough County, NH: more conservative voters
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