The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Scott 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
Scott County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Scott County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Scott County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Scott County, 31.52% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Scott County women make up 50.95% 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 Scott County is 39.2, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Scott County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Scott County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 41% 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
- Rock Island County, IL: more liberal voters
- Clinton County, IA: more liberal voters
- Mercer County, IL: more conservative voters
- Muscatine County, IA: more conservative voters
- Henry County, IL: more conservative voters
- Cedar County, IA: more conservative voters
- Whiteside County, IL: more conservative voters
- Jackson County, IA: more conservative voters
- Louisa County, IA: more conservative voters
- Knox County, IL: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Tippecanoe County, IN: more conservative voters
- Imperial County, CA: more liberal voters
- Ulster County, NY: more liberal voters
- Pitt County, NC: more conservative voters
- Deschutes County, OR: more conservative voters
- Kent County, DE: more liberal voters
- Beaufort County, SC: more conservative voters
- Beaver County, PA: more conservative voters
- Iredell County, NC: more conservative voters
- Charlotte County, FL: more conservative voters
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