Ventura leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Ventura typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ventura, ~54% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ventura compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ventura leans more Democratic than 11 of 22 neighbors.
Ventura runs about 29 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Ventura 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 Ventura, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Ventura hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Ventura, Palo Alto, 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 Ventura looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ventura 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Ventura have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA D+40
- Midtown-San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA D+69
- Duveneck-Saint Francis, Palo Alto, CA D+44
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA D+64
- Monta Loma, Mountain View, CA D+46
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
- North Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+45
- Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fairview Park, Oakland, CA D+88
- Madison Park, Seattle, WA D+68
- South End, Concord, NH D+34
- Fairfax, Colorado Springs, CO R+16
- Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, CA D+56
- Chimney Rock Area, Abilene, TX R+46
- Mine Falls Park, Nashua, NH D+17
- Cable-Westwood, San Antonio, TX D+26
- Upper South Providence, Providence, RI D+46
- Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH D+34
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.