Parkfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Parkfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkfield, ~9% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkfield leans more Republican than 8 of 12 neighbors.
Parkfield runs about 60 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Parkfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Parkfield 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 Parkfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parkfield votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Parkfield runs about 60 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Parkfield sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Parkfield are family households, above 91% of cities.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Parkfield, CA does.
Why turnout in Parkfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parkfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Parkfield rent, above 89% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Parkfield have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gattman, MS R+83
- Glencoe, LA Even
- South Kingstown, RI D+15
- Glenham, SD R+78
- Rosine, KY R+70
- Danvers, MN R+39
- Deer Mill, IN R+61
- Webb, IA R+55
- Gnatville, AL R+85
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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.