The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around San Joaquin County. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other counties in California, and areas in paler shades are where the vote tends to be split more evenly between parties.
San Joaquin County tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, San Joaquin County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, San Joaquin County leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In San Joaquin County, 19.43% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in San Joaquin County women make up 49.96% 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 San Joaquin County is 36.1, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is San Joaquin County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in San Joaquin County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 18% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and California elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
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