Parkway leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Parkway typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkway, ~25% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkway compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkway leans more Democratic than 55 of 57 neighbors.
Parkway runs about 15 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Parkway 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 Parkway, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Parkway 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 43% of adults in Parkway have never been married, above 95% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Parkway, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Parkway looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Parkway 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 48%, about 14 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 52% of households in Parkway rent, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Parkway report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lemon Hill, CA D+33
- Florin, CA D+25
- Sacramento, CA D+14
- Elk Grove, CA D+19
- Vineyard, CA D+12
- Rosemont, CA D+21
- West Sacramento, CA D+22
- La Riviera, CA D+30
- Clarksburg, CA R+9
- Arden-Arcade, CA D+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Louis Park, MN D+51
- Snohomish, WA R+10
- Urbana, IL D+52
- Lawrence, IN D+30
- Haltom City, TX R+12
- Florence, KY R+19
- Grovetown, GA Even
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Cerritos, CA D+20
- Tuckahoe, VA D+13
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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.