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 a political battleground 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, 48.18% 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 48.22% 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 34.1, which is younger 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 35% 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
- Radford City, VA: more liberal voters
- Floyd County, VA: more conservative voters
- Pulaski County, VA: more conservative voters
- Salem City, VA: more conservative voters
- Giles County, VA: more conservative voters
- Craig County, VA: more conservative voters
- Roanoke County, VA: more conservative voters
- Roanoke City, VA: more conservative voters
- Monroe County, WV: more conservative voters
- Franklin County, VA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Bowie County, TX: more conservative voters
- Dougherty County, GA: more liberal voters
- Campbell County, KY: more conservative voters
- Grand Traverse County, MI: more conservative voters
- Rogers County, OK: more conservative voters
- Burleigh County, ND: more conservative voters
- Limestone County, AL: more conservative voters
- Rockwall County, TX: more conservative voters
- Sherburne County, MN: more conservative voters
- Northumberland County, PA: more conservative voters
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