Bangor leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Bangor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bangor, ~21% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bangor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bangor leans more Republican than 39 of 50 neighbors.
Bangor runs about 55 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Bangor is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bangor. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+45) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Bangor leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bangor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bangor votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Bangor runs about 55 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Bangor, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Bangor looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Bangor own their home, about 29 points above the California average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rackerby, CA R+29
- Loma Rica, CA R+38
- Palermo, CA R+34
- Brownsville, CA R+23
- Oregon House, CA R+20
- Browns Valley, CA R+35
- Oroville East, CA R+29
- Challenge-Brownsville, CA R+27
- South Oroville, CA R+13
- Dobbins, CA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hornby, PA R+44
- Stoddard, NH Even
- Glasgow, WV R+43
- Garwin, IA R+37
- Boulder Junction, WI R+18
- Red Mesa, AZ D+54
- Plymouth, IL R+55
- New Hope, TN R+70
- Everly, IA R+56
- Tiro, OH R+69
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.