The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Yuba 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
Yuba County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Yuba County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Yuba County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Yuba County, 16.32% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Yuba County women make up 49.04% 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 Yuba County is 34.2, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Yuba County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Yuba County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 14% 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
- Sutter County, CA: more liberal voters
- Placer County, CA: more liberal voters
- Butte County, CA: more liberal voters
- Nevada County, CA: more liberal voters
- Colusa County, CA: more liberal voters
- Yolo County, CA: more liberal voters
- Sacramento County, CA: more liberal voters
- El Dorado County, CA: more liberal voters
- Glenn County, CA: more conservative voters
- Sierra County, CA: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Wood County, WI: more conservative voters
- Forrest County, MS: more conservative voters
- Leavenworth County, KS: more conservative voters
- Iberia Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Barrow County, GA: more conservative voters
- Liberty County, TX: more conservative voters
- Payne County, OK: more conservative voters
- Clallam County, WA: more liberal voters
- Surry County, NC: more conservative voters
- Cole County, MO: more conservative voters
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