The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Yuma 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
Yuma County tends to be a political battleground based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Yuma County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Yuma County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Yuma County, 14.65% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Yuma County women make up 48.53% 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 Yuma County is 36.7, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Yuma County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Yuma County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 27% 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
- Imperial County, CA: more liberal voters
- La Paz County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Maricopa County, AZ: more liberal voters
- San Diego County, CA: more liberal voters
- Riverside County, CA: more liberal voters
- Pinal County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Yavapai County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Mohave County, AZ: more conservative voters
- San Bernardino County, CA: more liberal voters
- Pima County, AZ: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Mohave County, AZ: more conservative voters
- Baldwin County, AL: more conservative voters
- York County, ME: more liberal voters
- Elkhart County, IN: more conservative voters
- Berkeley County, SC: more conservative voters
- Clay County, FL: more conservative voters
- Brazos County, TX: more conservative voters
- Clermont County, OH: more conservative voters
- Sangamon County, IL: more conservative voters
- Canyon County, ID: more conservative voters
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