Latrobe leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Latrobe typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Latrobe, ~16% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Latrobe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Latrobe leans more Republican than 36 of 69 neighbors.
Latrobe runs about 46 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Latrobe is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Latrobe. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Latrobe 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 Latrobe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Latrobe live in densely developed areas, about 54 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Latrobe are family households, above 92% of cities. Latrobe runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Latrobe, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Latrobe looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Latrobe is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sloughhouse, CA R+20
- Shingle Springs, CA R+24
- Plymouth, CA R+38
- Nashville, CA R+36
- Drytown, CA R+33
- Cameron Park, CA R+17
- Carbondale, CA R+52
- El Dorado, CA R+30
- El Dorado Hills, CA R+9
- Outingdale, CA R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Grenada, PA R+66
- Honcut, CA R+41
- China, AL R+11
- Pottawattamie Park, IN D+19
- Kenyon, RI R+4
- Mound, TX R+74
- Vinita Terrace, MO D+68
- Canova, SD R+52
- Cuba, ND R+48
- Leon, KY R+65
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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.