The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Montgomery 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
Montgomery County tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Montgomery County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Montgomery County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Montgomery County, 58.35% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Montgomery County women make up 51.70% 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 Montgomery County is 40.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Montgomery County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Montgomery County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 3% 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
- District of Columbia, DC: more liberal voters
- Falls Church City, VA: more conservative voters
- Arlington County, VA: more liberal voters
- Howard County, MD: more conservative voters
- Fairfax County, VA: more conservative voters
- Fairfax City, VA: more conservative voters
- Alexandria City, VA: more conservative voters
- Prince George's County, MD: more liberal voters
- Loudoun County, VA: more conservative voters
- Manassas Park City, VA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mecklenburg County, NC: more conservative voters
- St. Louis County, MO: more conservative voters
- Wake County, NC: more conservative voters
- Pima County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Fulton County, GA: more conservative voters
- Salt Lake County, UT: more conservative voters
- Honolulu County, HI: more conservative voters
- Fresno County, CA: more conservative voters
- Westchester County, NY: more conservative voters
- Contra Costa County, CA: more conservative voters
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