The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Shawnee 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
Shawnee County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Shawnee County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Shawnee County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Shawnee County, 30.31% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Shawnee County women make up 51.58% 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 Shawnee County is 39.9, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Shawnee County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Shawnee County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 26% 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
- Jefferson County, KS: more conservative voters
- Douglas County, KS: more liberal voters
- Osage County, KS: more conservative voters
- Wabaunsee County, KS: more conservative voters
- Jackson County, KS: more conservative voters
- Pottawatomie County, KS: more conservative voters
- Franklin County, KS: more conservative voters
- Leavenworth County, KS: more conservative voters
- Atchison County, KS: more conservative voters
- Lyon County, KS: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Medina County, OH: more conservative voters
- Hernando County, FL: more conservative voters
- Newport News City, VA: more liberal voters
- Vanderburgh County, IN: more conservative voters
- Onslow County, NC: more conservative voters
- Bay County, FL: more conservative voters
- Shasta County, CA: more conservative voters
- Sumner County, TN: more conservative voters
- Sarpy County, NE: more conservative voters
- Minnehaha County, SD: more conservative voters
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