The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Porter 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
Porter County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Porter County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Porter County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Porter County, 28.25% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Porter County women make up 50.48% 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 Porter County is 40.0, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Porter County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Porter County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 30% 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
- Lake County, IN: more liberal voters
- LaPorte County, IN: more liberal voters
- Starke County, IN: more conservative voters
- Jasper County, IN: more conservative voters
- Pulaski County, IN: more conservative voters
- Cook County, IL: more liberal voters
- Newton County, IN: more conservative voters
- Marshall County, IN: more conservative voters
- St. Joseph County, IN: more liberal voters
- Berrien County, MI: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kenosha County, WI: more conservative voters
- Boone County, MO: more liberal voters
- Kent County, RI: more liberal voters
- Carroll County, MD: more conservative voters
- Aiken County, SC: more conservative voters
- Carolina Municipio, PR: more conservative voters
- Davidson County, NC: more conservative voters
- Cass County, ND: more conservative voters
- Monroe County, PA: more conservative voters
- Kenton County, KY: more conservative voters
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