Pozo leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Pozo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pozo, ~17% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pozo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pozo leans more Republican than 17 of 22 neighbors.
Pozo runs about 47 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Pozo is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pozo 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 Pozo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Pozo votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Pozo runs about 47 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Pozo sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Pozo are family households, above 98% of cities.
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 Pozo, CA does.
Why turnout in Pozo looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Pozo rent, above 80% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Pozo sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santa Margarita, CA R+23
- Halcyon, CA R+9
- Garden Farms, CA R+22
- Creston, CA R+35
- Huasna, CA R+22
- La Panza, CA R+43
- San Luis Obispo, CA D+39
- Arroyo Grande, CA D+3
- Los Berros, CA R+19
- Pismo Beach, CA D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Connerville, OK R+63
- Colmar, IL R+51
- Sunny Hill, IL R+33
- Overlook, NY R+32
- Murdock Crossing, MS D+26
- McCartney, PA R+64
- Beelick Knob, WV R+58
- Petersburg, MD R+19
- Maurine, SD R+82
- Waves, NC R+18
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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.