Village 12 leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Village 12 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Village 12, ~42% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Village 12 compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Village 12 leans more Democratic than 10 of 24 neighbors.
Village 12 runs about 11 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Village 12. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+17), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Village 12 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 Village 12, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Village 12 hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Village 12, Sacramento, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Village 12 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Village 12 have completed high school, about 13 points above the California average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Village 11, Sacramento, CA D+32
- Natomas Park, Sacramento, CA D+27
- Village 9, Sacramento, CA D+33
- Village 5, Sacramento, CA D+42
- Creekside, Sacramento, CA D+33
- Natomas Creek, Sacramento, CA D+34
- Natomas Crossing, Sacramento, CA D+41
- Glenwood Meadows, Sacramento, CA D+26
- Village 2, Sacramento, CA D+27
- Robla, Sacramento, CA D+21
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Camelot, San Antonio, TX D+20
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
- South Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ D+51
- Armory Park, Tucson, AZ D+59
- Prairie Point-Wildberry, Kansas City, MO D+6
- West Congress, Austin, TX D+57
- Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA R+33
- Anatolia Village, Rancho Cordova, CA D+10
- Amtrak, San Bernardino, CA D+19
- East Augusta, Augusta, GA D+80
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.