Old North Sacramento, Sacramento, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Old North Sacramento

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

Old North Sacramento leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 36% of adults in Old North Sacramento typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Old North Sacramento, ~25% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Old North Sacramento compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Old North Sacramento leans more Democratic than 18 of 37 neighbors.

Old North Sacramento runs about 19 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Why Old North Sacramento 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 Old North Sacramento, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Old North Sacramento live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Old North Sacramento have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Old North Sacramento, Sacramento, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Old North Sacramento looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Old North Sacramento is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 71% of households in Old North Sacramento rent, compared to around 51% in nearby neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Old North Sacramento sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.