Moss Landing, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Moss Landing

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Moss Landing leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.

 

About 57% of adults in Moss Landing typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moss Landing, ~33% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Moss Landing compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Moss Landing leans more Democratic than 14 of 44 neighbors.

Politically, Moss Landing sits close to the rest of California.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Moss Landing. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+19) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 19 points.

Why Moss Landing 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 Moss Landing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 31% of adults in Moss Landing hold a bachelor's degree, above 76% of cities. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Moss Landing is about 38%, about 34 points below the U.S. average of 72%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Moss Landing, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Moss Landing looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Moss Landing 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 33% of households in Moss Landing rent, above 88% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Moss Landing report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.