Millbrae Meadows leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Millbrae Meadows typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Millbrae Meadows, ~46% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Millbrae Meadows compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Millbrae Meadows leans more Democratic than 4 of 68 neighbors.
Millbrae Meadows runs about 13 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Millbrae Meadows 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 Millbrae Meadows, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Millbrae Meadows hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Millbrae Meadows, 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 Millbrae Meadows looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Millbrae Meadows 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Millbrae Meadows own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Millbrae Meadows have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Moss Beach, CA D+50
- Burlingame, CA D+52
- Colma, CA D+39
- Daly City, CA D+39
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- East Avon, NY R+14
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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.