Lemoore leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Lemoore typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lemoore, ~19% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lemoore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lemoore leans more Republican than 7 of 28 neighbors.
Lemoore runs about 35 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Lemoore is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lemoore. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Lemoore 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 Lemoore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lemoore votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, modestly above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Lemoore are family households, above 88% of cities. Lemoore runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Lemoore, CA does.
Why turnout in Lemoore looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lemoore is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 55% of households in Lemoore rent, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Lemoore report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lemoore Station, CA R+22
- Armona, CA R+19
- Lemoore Naval Air Station, CA R+37
- Stratford, CA Even
- Hanford, CA R+15
- Hardwick, CA R+53
- Riverdale, CA R+34
- Laton, CA R+37
- Guernsey, CA R+57
- Wildflower, CA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Southampton, PA R+8
- Riviera Beach, FL D+50
- Manor, TX D+30
- San Dimas, CA D+4
- Wappingers Falls, NY R+4
- Holiday, FL R+21
- Adrian, MI R+13
- Merrillville, IN D+47
- Severn, MD D+34
- Gahanna, OH D+21
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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.