The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Nueces 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
Nueces County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Nueces County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Nueces County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Nueces County, 21.78% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Nueces County women make up 50.62% 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 Nueces County is 36.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Nueces County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Nueces County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 38% 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 Patricio County, TX: more conservative voters
- Kleberg County, TX: more liberal voters
- Aransas County, TX: more conservative voters
- Jim Wells County, TX: more liberal voters
- Refugio County, TX: more conservative voters
- Bee County, TX: more conservative voters
- Live Oak County, TX: more conservative voters
- Kenedy County, TX: more liberal voters
- Brooks County, TX: more liberal voters
- Duval County, TX: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Manatee County, FL: more conservative voters
- Lehigh County, PA: more liberal voters
- Westmoreland County, PA: more conservative voters
- Lane County, OR: more liberal voters
- Collier County, FL: more conservative voters
- Mercer County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Forsyth County, NC: more liberal voters
- Madison County, AL: more conservative voters
- Hamilton County, TN: more conservative voters
- San Juan Municipio, PR: more liberal voters
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