Inverness is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Inverness typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Inverness, ~67% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Inverness compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Inverness leans more Democratic than 39 of 44 neighbors.
Inverness runs about 40 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Inverness. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+33), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Inverness 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 Inverness, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Inverness hold a bachelor's degree, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Inverness, CA sits in the top tenth 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 Inverness looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Inverness 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Inverness have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.