Meridian leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Meridian typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meridian, ~12% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meridian compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meridian leans more Republican than 23 of 27 neighbors.
Meridian runs about 69 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Meridian is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Meridian 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 Meridian, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Meridian live in densely developed areas, about 53 points below the California average of 58%. Meridian runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Meridian, CA does.
Why turnout in Meridian looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Meridian 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 40% of households in Meridian rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 10% of homes in Meridian have more than one occupant per room, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grimes, CA R+33
- Colusa, CA R+26
- Sutter, CA R+47
- Sycamore, CA R+41
- Pennington, CA R+51
- Arbuckle, CA R+19
- Williams, CA R+5
- Yuba City, CA R+20
- Lomo, CA R+40
- Live Oak, CA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gratiot, OH R+62
- Parhams, GA R+79
- Lakeland Village, WA R+30
- Trout Valley, IL Even
- Highgate Springs, VT R+40
- Portland, WI R+39
- Roseville, PA R+57
- Grygla, MN R+36
- La Grange, MI R+23
- Kistler, PA R+66
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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.