Meadowbrook leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Meadowbrook typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meadowbrook, ~19% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meadowbrook compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meadowbrook leans more Republican than 29 of 56 neighbors.
Meadowbrook runs about 31 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Meadowbrook is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Meadowbrook. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Meadowbrook votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 40%, well below 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 78% of households in Meadowbrook are family households, above 85% of cities. Meadowbrook runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Meadowbrook, 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 Meadowbrook looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Meadowbrook 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 41% of households in Meadowbrook rent, compared to around 24% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Meadowbrook report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Canyon Lake, CA R+24
- Good Hope, CA D+4
- Lake Elsinore, CA R+9
- Lakeland Village, CA R+16
- Alberhill, CA R+26
- Menifee, CA R+14
- Perris, CA D+14
- Wildomar, CA R+22
- Lake Mathews, CA R+30
- Mead Valley, CA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Frenchtown, NJ R+8
- Cross Roads, TX R+14
- Bay Pines, FL R+14
- Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA D+11
- Vivian, LA R+23
- Creston, OH R+51
- Howard, PA R+50
- Stigler, OK R+63
- Spout Springs, NC R+10
- Glasgow, MT R+45
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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.