The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Union 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
Union County tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Union County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Union County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Union County, 34.63% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Union County women make up 51.28% 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 Union County is 39.2, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Union County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Union County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 3% 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
- Essex County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Richmond County, NY: more conservative voters
- Middlesex County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Hudson County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Somerset County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Morris County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Kings County, NY: more liberal voters
- New York County, NY: more liberal voters
- Passaic County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Bergen County, NJ: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Anne Arundel County, MD: more conservative voters
- Delaware County, PA: more conservative voters
- Bristol County, MA: more conservative voters
- Utah County, UT: more conservative voters
- Jefferson County, CO: more conservative voters
- New Castle County, DE: more conservative voters
- Summit County, OH: more conservative voters
- Brevard County, FL: more conservative voters
- Douglas County, NE: more conservative voters
- Washington County, OR: more conservative voters
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