Patton Village leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Patton Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Patton Village, ~16% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Patton Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Patton Village is the least Republican-leaning.
Patton Village runs about 47 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Patton Village is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Patton Village. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+22), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Patton Village 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 Patton Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Patton Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points below the California average of 35%. Patton Village runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
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 Patton Village, CA does.
Why turnout in Patton Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Patton Village 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 50%, about 12 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 86% of households in Patton Village rent, compared to around 25% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 52% of adults in Patton Village have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Herlong, CA R+40
- Doyle, CA R+51
- Milford, CA R+45
- Wendel, CA R+60
- Standish, CA R+80
- Janesville, CA R+46
- Litchfield, CA R+77
- Vinton, CA R+42
- Chilcoot, CA R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vanleer, TN R+66
- Ashby, MN R+38
- Browns Crossing, GA R+22
- Vinalhaven, ME D+19
- Parshall, ND R+15
- Baileyville, ME R+36
- Fort Cobb, OK R+63
- Centerville, LA Even
- North Hartsville, SC R+41
- Lake Milton, OH R+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.