El Monte leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 41% of adults in El Monte typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in El Monte, ~26% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How El Monte compares
Among cities within 25 miles, El Monte leans more Democratic than 74 of 135 neighbors.
El Monte runs about 6 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why El Monte 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 El Monte, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in El Monte live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in El Monte have never been married, above 96% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; El Monte, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in El Monte looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. El Monte is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 54% of households in El Monte rent, about 29 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in El Monte report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South El Monte, CA D+28
- Avocado Heights, CA D+25
- Temple City, CA D+13
- Rosemead, CA D+17
- Baldwin Park, CA D+28
- West Puente Valley, CA D+30
- Arcadia, CA D+14
- San Gabriel, CA D+19
- La Puente, CA D+28
- Monrovia, CA D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Chester, PA D+20
- Homestead, FL R+5
- Ypsilanti, MI D+48
- Burbank, CA D+28
- Lewisville, TX D+9
- North Hills, CA D+26
- Gastonia, NC Even
- Davie, FL Even
- West Covina, CA D+20
- Highlands Ranch, CO D+4
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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.