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 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, 48.57% 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 51.37% 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 41.8, 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 7% 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
- Philadelphia County, PA: more liberal voters
- Bucks County, PA: more conservative voters
- Delaware County, PA: more liberal voters
- Chester County, PA: more conservative voters
- Camden County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Gloucester County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Lehigh County, PA: more conservative voters
- Burlington County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Mercer County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Berks County, PA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Hamilton County, OH: more conservative voters
- Middlesex County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Worcester County, MA: more conservative voters
- Baltimore County, MD: more conservative voters
- Pierce County, WA: more conservative voters
- Essex County, NJ: more liberal voters
- El Paso County, TX: more liberal voters
- Hidalgo County, TX: more liberal voters
- Multnomah County, OR: more liberal voters
- San Francisco County, CA: more liberal voters
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