Mount Laguna leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Mount Laguna typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Laguna, ~16% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Laguna compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Laguna leans more Republican than 20 of 24 neighbors.
Mount Laguna runs about 53 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Mount Laguna is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mount Laguna 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 Mount Laguna, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Mount Laguna live in densely developed areas, about 57 points below the California average of 58%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mount Laguna sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities). Mount Laguna runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Mount Laguna, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Laguna looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Mount Laguna rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Mount Laguna have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Campo, CA R+31
- Barrett, CA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tollette, AR D+8
- Iowa Center, IA R+29
- Brandon, MO R+68
- Anderson, AK R+32
- East Rindge, NH R+14
- East Rodman, NY R+42
- Mariah Hill, IN R+48
- Winfield, GA R+3
- Fuget, KY R+73
- Meco, NY R+43
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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.