North Los Altos leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 66% of adults in North Los Altos typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Los Altos, ~48% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Los Altos compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Los Altos leans more Democratic than 11 of 22 neighbors.
North Los Altos runs about 25 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Los Altos. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+40), a spread of about 11 points.
Why North Los Altos 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 Los Altos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 88% of adults in North Los Altos hold a bachelor's degree, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Los Altos, Los Altos, 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 North Los Altos looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Los Altos is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in North Los Altos have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Monta Loma, Mountain View, CA D+46
- Shoreline West, Mountain View, CA D+54
- Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA D+40
- Cuesta Park, Mountain View, CA D+40
- Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA D+60
- Jackson Park, Mountain View, CA D+53
- Ventura, Palo Alto, CA D+49
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, CA D+38
- North Whisman, Mountain View, CA D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Deer Park, Newport News, VA D+35
- Idle Hour, Lexington, KY D+35
- Broadway Junction, Brooklyn, NY D+65
- Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC D+83
- Wakefield Park, Annandale, VA D+35
- Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Shreveport, LA D+31
- Pinehurst, Everett, WA D+27
- Woodlawn, Portland, OR D+78
- Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV D+8
- Southgate, Portland, OR D+20
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.