The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Cabarrus County. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other counties in North Carolina, and areas in paler shades are where the vote tends to be split more evenly between parties.
Cabarrus County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Cabarrus County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Cabarrus County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Cabarrus County, 37.02% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Cabarrus County women make up 51.33% 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 Cabarrus County is 38.4, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Cabarrus County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Cabarrus County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 16% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and North Carolina elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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