The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around South Main. 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
South Main tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, South Main has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, South Main leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In South Main, 44.18% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in South Main women make up 56.77% 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 South Main is 28.8, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is South Main a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in South Main, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 23% 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.
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- Rice, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Meyerland, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Central Southwest, Houston, TX: more liberal voters
- Westbury, Houston, TX: more liberal voters
- River Oaks, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Montrose, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Midtown, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
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- Century Village West, Boca Raton, FL: more conservative voters
- Mount Vernon, San Bernardino, CA: more conservative voters
- Tall Grass, Naperville, IL: more conservative voters
- Plainedge, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- Stoneybrook West, Winter Garden, FL: more conservative voters
- West Hills, Huntington, NY: more conservative voters
- Bowie, Lubbock, TX: more conservative voters
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