Del Paso Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Del Paso Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Del Paso Heights, ~28% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Del Paso Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Del Paso Heights leans more Democratic than 17 of 25 neighbors.
Del Paso Heights runs about 18 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Del Paso Heights 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 Del Paso Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Del Paso Heights 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 56% of adults in Del Paso Heights have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Del Paso Heights, Sacramento, CA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Del Paso Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Del Paso Heights 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 41%, about 21 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 65% of households in Del Paso Heights rent, compared to around 48% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in Del Paso Heights report food insecurity, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hagginwood, Sacramento, CA D+29
- West del Paso Heights, Sacramento, CA D+31
- Robla, Sacramento, CA D+21
- East del Paso Heights, Sacramento, CA D+20
- South Hagginwood, Sacramento, CA D+27
- Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento, CA D+26
- Strawberry Manor, Sacramento, CA D+40
- Ben Ali, Sacramento, CA D+22
- Noralto, Sacramento, CA D+34
- Old North Sacramento, Sacramento, CA D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Idlewild Farms, Charlotte, NC D+55
- Chickasaw, Louisville, KY D+89
- Parkside, Hollywood, FL D+19
- West Lake Forest, New Orleans, LA D+85
- Camellia Gardens, Orlando, FL D+57
- Sharyland Plantation, Mission, TX R+6
- Channelside, Tampa, FL Even
- Townelake, Sayreville, NJ R+11
- Berkshire Lakes, Naples, FL R+15
- Bingham, Springfield, MO R+3
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.