The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Ventura 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
Ventura County tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Ventura County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Ventura County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Ventura County, 31.98% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Ventura County women make up 50.53% 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 Ventura County is 38.8, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Ventura County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Ventura County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 40% 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
- Los Angeles County, CA: more liberal voters
- Santa Barbara County, CA: more liberal voters
- Kern County, CA: more conservative voters
- Orange County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Bernardino County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Luis Obispo County, CA: more conservative voters
- Riverside County, CA: more conservative voters
- Tulare County, CA: more conservative voters
- Kings County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Diego County, CA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- San Francisco County, CA: more liberal voters
- New Haven County, CT: more liberal voters
- Kern County, CA: more conservative voters
- Hidalgo County, TX: more liberal voters
- El Paso County, TX: more liberal voters
- Pierce County, WA: more conservative voters
- Macomb County, MI: more conservative voters
- Baltimore County, MD: more conservative voters
- Middlesex County, NJ: more liberal voters
- Montgomery County, PA: more conservative voters
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