Meadow Vista leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Meadow Vista typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadow Vista, ~32% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meadow Vista compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meadow Vista leans more Republican than 20 of 53 neighbors.
Meadow Vista runs about 38 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Meadow Vista is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Meadow Vista 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 Meadow Vista, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Meadow Vista votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Meadow Vista runs about 38 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Meadow Vista runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Meadow Vista are family households, above 78% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Meadow Vista, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Meadow Vista looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Meadow Vista 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Meadow Vista own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Meadow Vista have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Applegate, CA R+23
- Heather Glen, CA R+23
- Clipper Gap, CA R+25
- Auburn, CA R+12
- Weimar, CA R+26
- North Auburn, CA R+13
- Colfax, CA R+26
- Shady Glen, CA R+22
- Cool, CA R+16
- Greenwood, CA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Throop, PA R+4
- Indian Head Park, IL D+13
- Canon, GA R+64
- Cass City, MI R+38
- Tuscola, TX R+76
- Fort Shawnee, OH R+46
- North Bend, OH R+51
- St. Bernard, OH D+7
- Awendaw, SC R+10
- Madison, ME R+24
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.