El Verano leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 90% of adults in El Verano typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in El Verano, ~65% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How El Verano compares
Among cities within 25 miles, El Verano leans more Democratic than 31 of 52 neighbors.
El Verano runs about 23 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why El Verano 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 Verano, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in El Verano hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; El Verano, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in El Verano looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. El Verano 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in El Verano own their home, compared to around 65% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eldridge, CA D+44
- Glen Ellen, CA D+54
- Sonoma, CA D+48
- Penngrove, CA D+27
- Kenwood, CA D+53
- Petaluma, CA D+42
- Rohnert Park, CA D+38
- Schellville, CA D+33
- Cotati, CA D+40
- Oakville, CA D+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acworth, NH R+27
- Seventy Six, KY R+75
- Rockland, KY R+60
- Cold Stream, WV R+61
- Klotzville, LA D+62
- Humarock, MA Even
- Hamburg, IL R+58
- Prospect, NY R+32
- Orleans Four Corners, NY R+45
- Toledo, AR R+55
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.