The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Pima 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
Pima County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Pima County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Pima County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Pima County, 31.12% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Pima County women make up 50.90% 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 Pima County is 39.8, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Pima County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Pima County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 44% 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
- Santa Cruz County, AZ: more liberal voters
- Pinal County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Cochise County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Graham County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Gila County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Maricopa County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Greenlee County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Hidalgo County, NM: more conservative voters
- Grant County, NM: more liberal voters
- Yavapai County, AZ: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Wake County, NC: more liberal voters
- St. Louis County, MO: more liberal voters
- Fulton County, GA: more liberal voters
- Mecklenburg County, NC: more liberal voters
- Honolulu County, HI: more liberal voters
- Fresno County, CA: more conservative voters
- Westchester County, NY: more liberal voters
- Montgomery County, MD: more liberal voters
- Milwaukee County, WI: more liberal voters
- Fairfield County, CT: more liberal voters
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