Los Gatos leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Los Gatos typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Los Gatos, ~49% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Los Gatos compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Los Gatos leans more Democratic than 16 of 56 neighbors.
Los Gatos runs about 11 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Los Gatos. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Los Gatos 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 Los Gatos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 75% of adults in Los Gatos hold a bachelor's degree, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Los Gatos sits in the top fifth on density (about 77%, above 94% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Los Gatos, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Los Gatos looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Los Gatos 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Los Gatos have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monte Sereno, CA D+34
- Campbell, CA D+31
- Saratoga, CA D+29
- Cupertino, CA D+31
- San Jose, CA D+31
- Lompico, CA D+30
- Santa Clara, CA D+35
- Boulder Creek, CA D+37
- San Lorenzo Park, CA D+47
- Sunnyvale, CA D+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bloomfield, NJ D+39
- North Brunswick, NJ D+25
- Brooksville, FL R+42
- Los Lunas, NM R+11
- Coachella, CA D+22
- Elkton, MD R+17
- Lumberton, NC R+11
- Hudson, FL R+37
- Fair Oaks, CA D+6
- Papillion, NE R+11
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.