Pacheco leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Pacheco typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pacheco, ~25% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pacheco compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pacheco is the most Republican-leaning.
Pacheco runs about 59 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Pacheco is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Pacheco. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Pacheco 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 Pacheco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Pacheco, about 88% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the California average of 35%. Pacheco runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Pacheco, Redding, CA sits in the bottom 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 Pacheco looks the way it does
Turnout in Pacheco sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cascade, Anderson, CA R+33
- Starview, Redding, CA R+27
- Enterprise, Redding, CA R+13
- Happy Valley, Anderson, CA R+43
- Columbia, Redding, CA R+35
- Jacoby Creek, Arcata, CA D+59
- Rohnerville, Fortuna, CA D+6
- Cutten, Eureka, CA D+16
- Old Town, Eureka, CA D+38
- The West Side, Eureka, CA D+37
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Far West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+46
- Chevy Chase-Ashland Park, Lexington, KY D+44
- Oxford Hunt, Charlotte, NC D+22
- Town Center, Oxnard, CA D+33
- Fox Point, Providence, RI D+75
- Downtown Duluth, Duluth, MN D+45
- Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI D+62
- Mallard Creek-Withrow Downs, Charlotte, NC D+60
- West Slope, Beaverton, OR D+56
- Downtown, Salt Lake City, UT D+48
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.