Saratoga leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Saratoga typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Saratoga, ~47% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Saratoga compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Saratoga leans more Democratic than 7 of 55 neighbors.
Saratoga runs about 9 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Saratoga. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+34) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+23), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Saratoga 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 Saratoga, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 81% of adults in Saratoga hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Saratoga sits in the top fifth on density (about 91%, above 97% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Saratoga, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Saratoga looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Saratoga 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Saratoga have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Monte Sereno, CA D+34
- Cupertino, CA D+31
- Campbell, CA D+31
- Los Gatos, CA D+32
- Santa Clara, CA D+35
- Sunnyvale, CA D+36
- Los Altos, CA D+40
- San Jose, CA D+31
- Mountain View, CA D+46
- Los Altos Hills, CA D+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Westlake, OH D+8
- Chester, PA D+78
- Syracuse, UT R+38
- Brooklyn Center, MN D+40
- Kiryas Joel, NY R+91
- Granger, IN R+9
- Cabot, AR R+51
- Bell, CA D+34
- West Chicago, IL D+9
- Bel Air North, MD R+13
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.