The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Spokane 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
Spokane County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Spokane County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Spokane County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Spokane County, 30.75% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Spokane County women make up 50.41% 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 Spokane County is 38.6, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Spokane County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Spokane County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 68% 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
- Kootenai County, ID: more conservative voters
- Lincoln County, WA: more conservative voters
- Benewah County, ID: more conservative voters
- Pend Oreille County, WA: more conservative voters
- Whitman County, WA: more liberal voters
- Stevens County, WA: more conservative voters
- Bonner County, ID: more conservative voters
- Shoshone County, ID: more conservative voters
- Latah County, ID: more liberal voters
- Adams County, WA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Greenville County, SC: more conservative voters
- Richmond County, NY: more liberal voters
- Adams County, CO: more liberal voters
- Pasco County, FL: more conservative voters
- Lake County, IN: more liberal voters
- Hampden County, MA: more liberal voters
- Williamson County, TX: more conservative voters
- Sonoma County, CA: more liberal voters
- Morris County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Polk County, IA: more liberal voters
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