The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Yolo 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
Yolo County tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Yolo County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Yolo County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Yolo County, 44.20% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Yolo County women make up 51.45% 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 Yolo County is 33.5, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Yolo County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Yolo County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 11% 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
- Sacramento County, CA: more conservative voters
- Solano County, CA: more conservative voters
- Sutter County, CA: more conservative voters
- Napa County, CA: more conservative voters
- Yuba County, CA: more conservative voters
- Colusa County, CA: more conservative voters
- Placer County, CA: more conservative voters
- Contra Costa County, CA: more conservative voters
- San Joaquin County, CA: more conservative voters
- Sonoma County, CA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Trumbull County, OH: more conservative voters
- Washington County, PA: more conservative voters
- Shelby County, AL: more conservative voters
- Forsyth County, GA: more conservative voters
- Canyon County, ID: more conservative voters
- Clermont County, OH: more conservative voters
- Clay County, FL: more conservative voters
- Whatcom County, WA: more conservative voters
- Elkhart County, IN: more conservative voters
- Lackawanna County, PA: more conservative voters
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