The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around San Luis Obispo 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
San Luis Obispo County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, San Luis Obispo County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, San Luis Obispo County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In San Luis Obispo County, 35.62% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in San Luis Obispo County women make up 49.27% 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 San Luis Obispo County is 41.2, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is San Luis Obispo County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in San Luis Obispo County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 50% 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 Barbara County, CA: more liberal voters
- Kings County, CA: more conservative voters
- Monterey County, CA: more liberal voters
- Fresno County, CA: more conservative voters
- Tulare County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Benito County, CA: more liberal voters
- Kern County, CA: more conservative voters
- Ventura County, CA: more liberal voters
- Madera County, CA: more conservative voters
- Merced County, CA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Thurston County, WA: more liberal voters
- Webb County, TX: more liberal voters
- St. Clair County, IL: more conservative voters
- Madison County, IL: more conservative voters
- Cleveland County, OK: more conservative voters
- Dauphin County, PA: more conservative voters
- New London County, CT: more liberal voters
- Ingham County, MI: more liberal voters
- Santa Cruz County, CA: more liberal voters
- Merced County, CA: more liberal voters
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