Del Rey Oaks leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Del Rey Oaks typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Del Rey Oaks, ~50% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Del Rey Oaks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Del Rey Oaks leans more Democratic than 12 of 29 neighbors.
Del Rey Oaks runs about 7 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Del Rey Oaks 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 Rey Oaks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Del Rey Oaks live in densely developed areas, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Del Rey Oaks sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Del Rey Oaks, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Del Rey Oaks looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Del Rey Oaks 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 96% of adults in Del Rey Oaks have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sand City, CA D+33
- Seaside, CA D+36
- Monterey, CA D+40
- Carmel, CA D+35
- Pacific Grove, CA D+55
- Del Monte Forest, CA D+34
- Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA D+44
- Marina, CA D+32
- Carmel Highlands, CA D+47
- Robles Del Rio, CA D+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Center Ossipee, NH R+16
- Kensett, AR R+46
- Woodlawn, IL R+57
- Marble Hill, MO R+65
- Maxwell, IA R+33
- Black Creek, NC R+38
- Hazelton, ID R+67
- Port Orford, OR Even
- Homeworth, OH R+57
- Fountainville, PA R+8
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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.