Glen Ellen is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Glen Ellen typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Glen Ellen, ~47% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Glen Ellen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Glen Ellen leans more Democratic than 39 of 40 neighbors.
Glen Ellen runs about 34 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Glen Ellen. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Glen Ellen 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 Glen Ellen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 63% of adults in Glen Ellen hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Glen Ellen, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Glen Ellen looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Glen Ellen 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eldridge, CA D+44
- El Verano, CA D+43
- Kenwood, CA D+53
- Sonoma, CA D+48
- Penngrove, CA D+27
- Oakville, CA D+31
- Rohnert Park, CA D+38
- Rutherford, CA D+39
- Cotati, CA D+40
- Yountville, CA D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holderness, NH D+13
- Tombstone, AZ R+41
- Greeleyville, SC D+51
- Fultonville, NY R+41
- Sequatchie, TN R+71
- St. Lawrence, PA R+7
- Lacygne, KS R+58
- Kingsley, IA R+49
- Smith Center, KS R+68
- Rush, KY R+63
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.