Kentfield is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Kentfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kentfield, ~65% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kentfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kentfield leans more Democratic than 47 of 70 neighbors.
Kentfield runs about 34 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kentfield. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Kentfield 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 Kentfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Kentfield hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Kentfield sits in the top fifth on density (about 87%, above 96% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Kentfield, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kentfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kentfield 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Kentfield have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenbrae, CA D+51
- Larkspur, CA D+58
- Ross, CA D+52
- Corte Madera, CA D+56
- San Rafael, CA D+46
- San Quentin, CA D+41
- San Anselmo, CA D+60
- Mill Valley, CA D+55
- Fairfax, CA D+73
- Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA D+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tarrant, AL D+49
- Kingston, GA R+69
- Pembroke Park, FL D+43
- Pine Brook, NJ Even
- Iola, KS R+42
- Freeburg, IL R+36
- Sparks Glencoe, MD D+3
- Jonesboro, LA R+26
- Baldwin City, KS R+14
- Chickasaw, AL 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.