North Lakeport leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 81% of adults in North Lakeport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Lakeport, ~33% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Lakeport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Lakeport is the most Republican-leaning.
North Lakeport runs about 38 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while North Lakeport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why North Lakeport 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 North Lakeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Lakeport votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, well below the California average of 58%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. North Lakeport runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Lakeport, CA sits in the top tenth 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 North Lakeport looks the way it does
Turnout in North Lakeport 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 Cities
- Lakeport, CA R+7
- Nice, CA R+3
- Upper Lake, CA R+7
- Lucerne, CA R+10
- Witter Springs, CA R+7
- Finley, CA R+10
- Soda Bay, CA Even
- Glenhaven, CA D+8
- Kelseyville, CA D+2
- Old Hopland, CA D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Watts Bar Dam, TN R+72
- Jeriel, KY R+69
- Ingraham, IL R+70
- Solromar, CA D+20
- Jewell, TN R+74
- Mountain Top, AR R+65
- Georgetown, MD R+27
- Mount Pelia, TN R+60
- Rehoboth, AL D+77
- Kelley Town, TN R+66
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.