Lake Don Pedro leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lake Don Pedro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Don Pedro, ~23% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Don Pedro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Don Pedro leans more Republican than 23 of 30 neighbors.
Lake Don Pedro runs about 57 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Lake Don Pedro is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lake Don Pedro 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 Lake Don Pedro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lake Don Pedro votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Lake Don Pedro runs about 57 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lake Don Pedro sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities).
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Lake Don Pedro, CA does.
Why turnout in Lake Don Pedro looks the way it does
Turnout in Lake Don Pedro 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.
Nearby Cities
- La Grange, CA R+45
- Moccasin, CA R+41
- Coulterville, CA R+34
- Merced Falls, CA R+41
- Hornitos, CA R+5
- Big Oak Flat, CA R+23
- Greeley Hill, CA R+34
- Snelling, CA R+47
- Pine Mountain Lake, CA R+10
- Chinese Camp, CA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agenda, KS R+68
- Lopez Island, WA D+47
- Cedar Point, KS R+57
- Pottery Addition, OH R+54
- Pondfork, MO R+69
- Cayton, CA R+44
- Rowland, KY R+65
- Mot, LA R+70
- Keffer, PA R+61
- Chaseley, ND R+62
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.