Pleasant Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Pleasant Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasant Grove, ~18% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pleasant Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasant Grove leans more Republican than 48 of 55 neighbors.
Pleasant Grove runs about 59 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasant Grove. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pleasant Grove votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Pleasant Grove runs about 59 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Pleasant Grove are family households, above 76% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pleasant Grove, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pleasant Grove looks the way it does
Turnout in Pleasant Grove sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Riego, CA R+45
- Elverta, CA R+33
- Nicolaus, CA R+55
- Verona, CA R+42
- Rio Linda, CA R+16
- Trowbridge, CA R+55
- Antelope, CA R+2
- Roseville, CA R+5
- McClellan Park, CA D+6
- Foothill Farms, CA D+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rusk, WI R+29
- Equality, IL R+64
- Cobb Island, MD R+31
- Bloomburg, TX R+79
- Windsor Mill, MD D+18
- Grayton Beach, FL R+49
- Cimarron, NM R+5
- Wolfs Crossroads, PA R+48
- Pawlet, VT R+16
- College Hill, TX R+82
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.