Kneeland, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Kneeland

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

Kneeland leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Kneeland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kneeland, ~42% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Kneeland compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Kneeland leans more Democratic than 27 of 33 neighbors.

Kneeland runs about 16 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kneeland. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+41) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 60 points.

Why Kneeland 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 Kneeland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Kneeland hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Kneeland, CA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Kneeland looks the way it does

Turnout in Kneeland sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.