Campus Commons leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Campus Commons typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Campus Commons, ~51% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Campus Commons compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Campus Commons leans more Democratic than 22 of 34 neighbors.
Campus Commons runs about 28 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Campus Commons 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 Campus Commons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Campus Commons hold a bachelor's degree, about 35 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Campus Commons, Sacramento, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Campus Commons looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Campus Commons is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Campus Commons have completed high school, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Csus, Sacramento, CA D+55
- Sierra Oaks, Sacramento, CA D+42
- River Park, Sacramento, CA D+41
- College Glen, Sacramento, CA D+31
- East Sacramento, Sacramento, CA D+59
- Tahoe Park, Sacramento, CA D+54
- Colonial Manor, Sacramento, CA D+26
- Colonial Village, Sacramento, CA D+29
- Colonial Heights, Sacramento, CA D+52
- North Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+70
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University Drive, Coral Springs, FL D+15
- Centerville Historic District, Centerville, OH R+3
- Helderberg, Albany, NY D+57
- O'Fallon, St. Louis, MO D+87
- Arrowhead Park, Brick, NJ R+33
- West Sharyland, Mission, TX R+3
- West Lake Sammamish, Bellevue, WA D+42
- South Park, Des Moines, IA D+14
- Woodlands at Fiore, Buffalo Grove, IL D+26
- West Acres, Fargo, ND D+21
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.