Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lakeview-Bakersfield

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

Lakeview-Bakersfield leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 27% of adults in Lakeview-Bakersfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakeview-Bakersfield, ~17% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lakeview-Bakersfield compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lakeview-Bakersfield is the most Democratic-leaning.

Lakeview-Bakersfield runs about 5 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Lakeview-Bakersfield. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 18 points.

Why Lakeview-Bakersfield leans the way it does

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Lakeview-Bakersfield live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Lakeview-Bakersfield have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Lakeview-Bakersfield looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lakeview-Bakersfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 34%, about 28 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Lakeview-Bakersfield report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in Lakeview-Bakersfield have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. 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.