Del Monte Forest leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Del Monte Forest typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Del Monte Forest, ~45% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Del Monte Forest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Del Monte Forest leans more Democratic than 16 of 26 neighbors.
Del Monte Forest runs about 14 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Del Monte Forest 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 Del Monte Forest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 73% of residents in Del Monte Forest live in densely developed areas, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Del Monte Forest sits in the top quarter (about 64%, above 98% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 45% of adults in Del Monte Forest have never been married, above 96% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Del Monte Forest, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Del Monte Forest looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Del Monte Forest 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Del Monte Forest have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Pacific Grove, CA D+55
- Monterey, CA D+40
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- Carmel, CA D+35
- Sand City, CA D+33
- Del Rey Oaks, CA D+27
- Seaside, CA D+36
- Carmel Highlands, CA D+47
- Marina, CA D+32
- Robles Del Rio, CA D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- York, ME D+15
- Kimberly, WI R+4
- New Tazewell, TN R+71
- Orefield, PA R+7
- Fairfax, CA D+73
- Broadview, IL D+72
- Alto, GA R+56
- Arnaudville, LA R+54
- Pacific, WA D+14
- Wedgefield, FL R+15
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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.