Pilot Hill leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Pilot Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pilot Hill, ~25% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pilot Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pilot Hill leans more Republican than 33 of 65 neighbors.
Pilot Hill runs about 43 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Pilot Hill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pilot Hill 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 Pilot Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pilot Hill votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Pilot Hill runs about 43 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pilot Hill sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 82% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Pilot Hill, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Pilot Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pilot Hill is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Pilot Hill own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Pilot Hill have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Essex, IL R+47
- Tidwell, TN R+58
- Ballard, UT R+71
- Dunkirk, OH R+59
- Roscoe, NY R+18
- Olivehill, TN R+76
- Fort Duchesne, UT R+29
- Tidioute, PA R+42
- Mount Desert, ME D+37
- Chetopa, KS R+61
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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.