The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Stanislaus 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.
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Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Stanislaus County tends to be slightly democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Stanislaus County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Stanislaus County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Stanislaus County, 16.41% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Stanislaus County women make up 50.52% 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 Stanislaus County is 34.8, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Stanislaus County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Stanislaus County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 53% 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
- San Joaquin County, CA: more liberal voters
- Merced County, CA: more liberal voters
- Tuolumne County, CA: more conservative voters
- Calaveras County, CA: more conservative voters
- Mariposa County, CA: more conservative voters
- Santa Clara County, CA: more liberal voters
- Amador County, CA: more conservative voters
- Alameda County, CA: more liberal voters
- Contra Costa County, CA: more liberal voters
- San Benito County, CA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Kane County, IL: more conservative voters
- Lancaster County, PA: more conservative voters
- Douglas County, NE: more conservative voters
- Summit County, OH: more conservative voters
- Montgomery County, OH: more conservative voters
- Ramsey County, MN: more liberal voters
- Montgomery County, TX: more conservative voters
- New Castle County, DE: more liberal voters
- Bristol County, MA: more conservative voters
- Delaware County, PA: more liberal voters
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