Gateway Center leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Gateway Center typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gateway Center, ~36% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gateway Center compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gateway Center leans more Democratic than 28 of 36 neighbors.
Gateway Center runs about 28 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Gateway Center 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 Gateway Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Gateway Center have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Gateway Center, Sacramento, CA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Gateway Center looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 89% of households in Gateway Center rent, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 9% of homes in Gateway Center have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Gateway Center sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Natomas, Sacramento, CA D+37
- Bryte, West Sacramento, CA D+8
- River Gardens, Sacramento, CA D+33
- Gateway West, Sacramento, CA D+23
- Natomas Crossing, Sacramento, CA D+41
- Northgate Sacramento, Sacramento, CA D+32
- Downtown Sacramento, Sacramento, CA D+46
- Gardenland, Sacramento, CA D+24
- Boulevard Park, Sacramento, CA D+68
- Strawberry Manor, Sacramento, CA D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ladera West, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- Reed, Portland, OR D+74
- Bethune Grant, Daytona Beach, FL D+16
- Ventana Lakes, Peoria, AZ R+24
- Cool Springs, Wilmington, DE D+69
- Bell Hill, Worcester, MA D+36
- Barths, Wheat Ridge, CO D+36
- Birmingham, Toledo, OH D+12
- Dineen Park, Milwaukee, WI D+80
- Rancho San Joaquin, Irvine, CA D+33
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.