Laurelglen leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Laurelglen typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laurelglen, ~22% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laurelglen compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Laurelglen leans more Republican than 14 of 20 neighbors.
Laurelglen runs about 35 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Laurelglen is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Laurelglen 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 Laurelglen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Laurelglen votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Laurelglen runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Laurelglen, Bakersfield, CA sits below the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Laurelglen looks the way it does
Turnout in Laurelglen 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 Neighborhoods
- Haggin Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+19
- The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+22
- Sagepointe, Bakersfield, CA D+8
- Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA Even
- Silver Creek, Bakersfield, CA R+5
- The Seasons, Bakersfield, CA R+9
- Tevis Ranch, Bakersfield, CA R+17
- Stockdale Greens, Bakersfield, CA R+15
- Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+28
- Terra Vista, Bakersfield, CA R+7
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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.