The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Sutter 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
Sutter County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Sutter County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Sutter County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Sutter County, 17.39% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Sutter County women make up 50.15% 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 Sutter County is 36.3, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Sutter County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Sutter County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 21% 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
- Yuba County, CA: more conservative voters
- Colusa County, CA: more liberal voters
- Yolo County, CA: more liberal voters
- Placer County, CA: more liberal voters
- Butte County, CA: more liberal voters
- Sacramento County, CA: more liberal voters
- Nevada County, CA: more liberal voters
- Glenn County, CA: more conservative voters
- Lake County, CA: more liberal voters
- Solano County, CA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Laramie County, WY: more conservative voters
- Madison County, TN: more conservative voters
- Platte County, MO: more conservative voters
- Gallatin County, MT: more liberal voters
- Garland County, AR: more conservative voters
- Flathead County, MT: more conservative voters
- Sevier County, TN: more conservative voters
- Marshall County, AL: more conservative voters
- Cleveland County, NC: more conservative voters
- Lenawee County, MI: more conservative voters
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