The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Westchester 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
Westchester County tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Westchester County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Westchester County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Westchester County, 48.23% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Westchester County women make up 51.60% 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 Westchester County is 41.3, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Westchester County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Westchester County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 2% 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
- Rockland County, NY: more conservative voters
- Bronx County, NY: more liberal voters
- Bergen County, NJ: more conservative voters
- New York County, NY: more liberal voters
- Passaic County, NJ: more conservative voters
- Fairfield County, CT: more conservative voters
- Putnam County, NY: more conservative voters
- Queens County, NY: more liberal voters
- Nassau County, NY: more conservative voters
- Hudson County, NJ: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Fresno County, CA: more conservative voters
- Honolulu County, HI: more conservative voters
- Milwaukee County, WI: more conservative voters
- Fulton County, GA: more conservative voters
- Fairfield County, CT: more conservative voters
- Pinellas County, FL: more conservative voters
- Shelby County, TN: more conservative voters
- Bergen County, NJ: more conservative voters
- DuPage County, IL: more conservative voters
- Marion County, IN: more conservative voters
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