Stone Meadows is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Stone Meadows typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stone Meadows, ~18% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stone Meadows compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Stone Meadows leans more Republican than 6 of 13 neighbors.
Stone Meadows runs about 24 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Stone Meadows is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Stone Meadows. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Stone Meadows leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Stone Meadows, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stone Meadows votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Stone Meadows runs about 24 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Stone Meadows, Bakersfield, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Stone Meadows looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Stone Meadows is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 12% of homes in Stone Meadows have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Stonegate, Bakersfield, CA R+8
- Castle Ranch, Bakersfield, CA R+7
- Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA R+12
- Greenfield, Bakersfield, CA D+2
- The Seasons, Bakersfield, CA R+9
- Rexland Acres, Bakersfield, CA D+8
- Silver Creek, Bakersfield, CA R+5
- Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA Even
- Sagepointe, Bakersfield, CA D+8
- Benton Park, Bakersfield, CA D+6
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sunshine, Lehigh Acres, FL D+6
- Tobin Hill, San Antonio, TX D+40
- St. Johns, Portland, OR D+48
- Tosa East Towne, Wauwatosa, WI D+52
- Muncie-Stony PT., Kansas City, KS Even
- Downtown Boone, Boone, NC D+44
- Woodridge Lakes, Mesa, AZ R+12
- Coral Ridge, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+14
- Belle Valley, Erie, PA R+4
- Globe, Woonsocket, RI D+16
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.