La Panza leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 41% of adults in La Panza typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Panza, ~12% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Panza compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Panza leans more Republican than 7 of 8 neighbors.
La Panza runs about 64 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while La Panza is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within La Panza. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 26 points.
Why La Panza 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 La Panza, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
La Panza votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while La Panza runs about 64 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; La Panza, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in La Panza looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 29% of households in La Panza rent, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Simmler, CA R+27
- Pozo, CA R+27
- Santa Margarita, CA R+23
- Creston, CA R+35
- Shandon, CA R+29
- Cholame, CA R+47
- Garden Farms, CA R+22
- Huasna, CA R+22
- Halcyon, CA R+9
- Whitley Gardens, CA R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rutherford, WV R+71
- Cline, TX R+43
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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.