Galt leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Galt typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Galt, ~26% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Galt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Galt leans more Republican than 28 of 54 neighbors.
Galt runs about 33 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Galt is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Galt. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Galt 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 Galt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Galt votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 75%, well above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Galt are family households, above 87% of cities. Galt runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Galt, CA does.
Why turnout in Galt looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Galt is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Galt have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Twin Cities, CA R+35
- Collierville, CA R+42
- Acampo, CA R+46
- Thornton, CA R+26
- Herald, CA R+36
- Woodbridge, CA R+23
- Franklin, CA R+12
- Lodi, CA R+8
- Wilton, CA R+33
- Locke, CA R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Englewood, NJ D+36
- Aliquippa, PA R+3
- Oak Park, MI D+59
- Woodburn, OR D+7
- Pooler, GA D+10
- Seymour, IN R+44
- Saugus, MA Even
- Lathrop, CA D+3
- Collinsville, IL Even
- Gainesville, VA D+6
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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.