Carmet leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Carmet typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Carmet, ~55% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Carmet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Carmet leans more Democratic than 21 of 32 neighbors.
Carmet runs about 27 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Carmet 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 Carmet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Carmet hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Carmet, CA does.
Why turnout in Carmet looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Carmet 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Valley Ford, CA D+40
- Guerneville, CA D+53
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- Cazadero, CA D+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kemper, SC R+22
- Klondyke, AZ R+55
- Itasca, WI R+11
- Lake Osiris Colony, NY R+26
- Ingomar, OH R+66
- Honey Creek, WI R+36
- Mather, WI R+51
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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.