Glen Elder leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Glen Elder typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Elder, ~24% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Elder compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Glen Elder leans more Democratic than 1 of 22 neighbors.
Glen Elder runs about 6 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Glen Elder 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 Glen Elder, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Glen Elder live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Glen Elder, Sacramento, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Glen Elder looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 31% of adults in Glen Elder report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Glen Elder sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Glen Elder have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Avondale, Sacramento, CA D+28
- Fruitridge Manor, Sacramento, CA D+31
- Colonial Village, Sacramento, CA D+29
- Colonial Manor, Sacramento, CA D+26
- South City Farms, Sacramento, CA D+29
- Lawrence Park, Sacramento, CA D+37
- Colonial Heights, Sacramento, CA D+52
- Tahoe Park, Sacramento, CA D+54
- South Oak Park, Sacramento, CA D+40
- Valley High-North Laguna, Sacramento, CA D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Waterway Village, Kissimmee, FL D+6
- Miramar, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- Saint Joseph, Louisville, KY D+51
- Fairfax, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Wayne State, Detroit, MI D+66
- Sayles Boulevard Area, Abilene, TX R+17
- Church Hill, Richmond, VA D+74
- Wedgemere Historic District, Winchester, MA D+52
- Sunset Hills, Pittsburgh, PA D+34
- Holden-Parramore, Orlando, FL D+71
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.