Benton Park, Bakersfield, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Benton Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Benton Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 33% of adults in Benton Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benton Park, ~17% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Benton Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Benton Park leans more Democratic than 17 of 26 neighbors.

Benton Park runs about 14 points more Republican than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Benton Park. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+19) and the west side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 19 points.

Why Benton Park leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Benton Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Benton Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Benton Park have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Benton Park, Bakersfield, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Benton Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Benton Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 16 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Benton Park report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 68% of adults in Benton Park have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.