Lee Vining leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Lee Vining typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lee Vining, ~31% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lee Vining compares
Lee Vining sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Lee Vining runs about 4 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Lee Vining 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 Lee Vining, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in Lee Vining hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Lee Vining, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lee Vining looks the way it does
Turnout in Lee Vining 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.
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- Foresta, CA R+11
- El Portal, CA D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acme, WA Even
- Yosemite National Park, CA D+18
- Westwood, MO D+11
- Allenport, PA R+32
- Providence, AL R+19
- Pukwana, SD R+60
- Twin Lakes, PA R+31
- Salt Springs, FL R+60
- Berrysville, OH R+66
- Woods Mills, NY R+15
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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.