North Country Meadows leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 52% of adults in North Country Meadows typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Country Meadows, ~15% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Country Meadows compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Country Meadows leans more Republican than 8 of 9 neighbors.
North Country Meadows runs about 62 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while North Country Meadows is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Country Meadows. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 14 points.
Why North Country Meadows 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 North Country Meadows, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Country Meadows votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while North Country Meadows runs about 62 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 79% of residents in North Country Meadows drive to work alone, above 81% of neighborhoods. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and North Country Meadows sits in the bottom quarter (about 18%, below 80% of neighborhoods).
Developed land, local retail density, and voter turnout
Places that combine a heavily developed built environment and sparse local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a lower rate, as North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA does.
Why turnout in North Country Meadows looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in North Country Meadows have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Olive Drive Area, Bakersfield, CA R+42
- Homaker Park, Bakersfield, CA D+13
- La Cresta-Alta Vista, Bakersfield, CA R+14
- Riviera-Westchester, Bakersfield, CA R+10
- Fruitvale, Bakersfield, CA R+34
- College Heights Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA D+15
- East Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+19
- Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA D+17
- Park Stockdale, Bakersfield, CA D+2
- Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+25
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Gate, Toledo, OH D+34
- Shadow Hills, Sunland, CA R+6
- Junior College Neighborhood Assc., Santa Rosa, CA D+62
- Wakefield, Tucson, AZ D+43
- Eastern Hills, Dayton, OH R+9
- Grandale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Daybreak, South Jordan, UT Even
- Pulaski, Detroit, MI D+86
- Taylor Run, Alexandria, VA D+50
- City Center North, Aurora, CO D+45
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.