The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around National City. 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
National City tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, National City has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, National City leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In National City, 15.04% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in National City women make up 49.92% 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 National City is 35.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is National City a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in National City, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 14% 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.
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- San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
- La Presa, CA: more conservative voters
- Imperial Beach, CA: more conservative voters
- Spring Valley, CA: more conservative voters
- La Mesa, CA: more conservative voters
- San Ysidro, CA: more liberal voters
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- Waltham, MA: more conservative voters
- Winter Park, FL: more conservative voters
- Florence-Graham, CA: more liberal voters
- Clermont, FL: more conservative voters
- Brentwood, CA: more liberal voters
- Gilroy, CA: more liberal voters
- Hanford, CA: more conservative voters
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