Pleasanton, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Pleasanton

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Pleasanton leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Pleasanton typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pleasanton, ~44% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Pleasanton compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Pleasanton leans more Democratic than 17 of 59 neighbors.

Pleasanton runs about 12 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pleasanton. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+40) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 16 points.

Why Pleasanton 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 Pleasanton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 88% of residents in Pleasanton live in densely developed areas, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Pleasanton sits in the top quarter (about 69%, in the top fraction of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Pleasanton, CA sits in the top 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 Pleasanton looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pleasanton 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Pleasanton have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.