Pine Mountain Club leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Pine Mountain Club typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pine Mountain Club, ~30% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pine Mountain Club compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pine Mountain Club leans more Republican than 1 of 6 neighbors.
Pine Mountain Club runs about 29 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Pine Mountain Club is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pine Mountain Club. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Pine Mountain Club 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 Pine Mountain Club, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Pine Mountain Club live in densely developed areas, about 53 points below the California average of 58%. Pine Mountain Club runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pine Mountain Club, CA sits in the top quarter 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 Pine Mountain Club looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pine Mountain Club 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake of the Woods, CA R+31
- Frazier Park, CA R+28
- Lebec, CA R+32
- Ventucopa, CA R+17
- Maricopa, CA R+63
- Sandberg, CA R+28
- South Taft, CA R+19
- Taft, CA R+40
- Ojai, CA D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shelbiana, KY R+70
- Litchfield, ME R+30
- Lakeside, MT R+26
- New Durham, NH R+25
- Orchard Lake Village, MI R+7
- Slate Hill, NY R+26
- Roberta, GA R+29
- Marissa, IL R+56
- Fairlawn, VA R+19
- North Rock Springs, WY R+68
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.