Monta Loma leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Monta Loma typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monta Loma, ~42% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monta Loma compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Monta Loma leans more Democratic than 14 of 23 neighbors.
Monta Loma runs about 26 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Monta Loma leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Monta Loma, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Monta Loma hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Monta Loma sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Monta Loma, Mountain View, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Monta Loma looks the way it does
Turnout in Monta Loma sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Shoreline West, Mountain View, CA D+54
- North Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+45
- Jackson Park, Mountain View, CA D+53
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA D+40
- Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA D+60
- Ventura, Palo Alto, CA D+49
- North Whisman, Mountain View, CA D+39
- Cuesta Park, Mountain View, CA D+40
- Midtown-San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Paterson, Paterson, NJ D+32
- Lower East Side, Milwaukee, WI D+61
- Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, LA D+84
- Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+84
- Wanskuck, Providence, RI D+40
- Southwyck, Toledo, OH D+35
- Beechfielf-Irvington Area, Baltimore, MD D+83
- Benton Park, Bakersfield, CA D+6
- Eastmoor, Columbus, OH D+56
- Jamestown, Hephzibah, GA D+71
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.