Templeton leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Templeton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Templeton, ~31% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Templeton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Templeton leans more Republican than 10 of 21 neighbors.
Templeton runs about 38 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Templeton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Templeton. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Templeton 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 Templeton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Templeton votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, well below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Templeton are family households, above 89% of cities. Templeton runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Templeton, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Templeton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Templeton 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 Templeton have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Atascadero, CA R+7
- El Paso de Robles, CA R+2
- Paso Robles, CA R+32
- Klau, CA R+19
- Wellsona, CA R+38
- Whitley Gardens, CA R+50
- Garden Farms, CA R+22
- Cayucos, CA D+14
- Creston, CA R+35
- San Miguel, CA R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- East York, PA Even
- Canton, NY D+14
- Pine Hill, NJ D+26
- Washington Terrace, UT R+16
- Milton, WI R+19
- Palos Park, IL R+8
- Rio Vista, CA D+3
- Cape Canaveral, FL R+18
- Seneca Falls, NY R+12
- Pinehurst, TX R+49
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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.