Kings County, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Kings County

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Kings County leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.

 

About 47% of adults in Kings County typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kings County, ~21% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kings County compares

Kings County sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable counties nearby.

Kings County runs about 31 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Kings County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by city within Kings County. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+10) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+47), a spread of about 57 points.

Why Kings County leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Kings County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Kings County votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 66%, modestly above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kings County sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 91% of counties). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Kings County are family households, above 97% of counties.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Kings County, 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 Kings County looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Kings County is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 46% of households in Kings County rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Kings County report food insecurity, above 95% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.