Mead Valley, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mead Valley

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Mead Valley is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.

 

About 45% of adults in Mead Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mead Valley, ~23% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mead Valley compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mead Valley sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 47 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 16 leaning the other way.

Mead Valley runs about 19 points more Republican than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mead Valley. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+13) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 23 points.

Why Mead Valley leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Mead Valley. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Mead Valley, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Mead Valley looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mead Valley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 20%, about 10 points above the California average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Mead Valley report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 61% of adults in Mead Valley have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.