The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Santa Cruz 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
Santa Cruz County tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Santa Cruz County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Santa Cruz County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Santa Cruz County, 39.78% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Santa Cruz County women make up 50.42% 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 Santa Cruz County is 39.1, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Santa Cruz County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Santa Cruz County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% 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 Clara County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Mateo County, CA: more liberal voters
- San Benito County, CA: more conservative voters
- Monterey County, CA: more conservative voters
- Alameda County, CA: more liberal voters
- San Francisco County, CA: more liberal voters
- Contra Costa County, CA: more conservative voters
- Stanislaus County, CA: more conservative voters
- Merced County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Joaquin County, CA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Merced County, CA: more conservative voters
- New London County, CT: more conservative voters
- Cleveland County, OK: more conservative voters
- Madison County, IL: more conservative voters
- St. Clair County, IL: more conservative voters
- St. Joseph County, IN: more conservative voters
- San Luis Obispo County, CA: more conservative voters
- Thurston County, WA: more conservative voters
- Webb County, TX: more conservative voters
- Dauphin County, PA: more conservative voters
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