Yosemite Junction leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Yosemite Junction typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yosemite Junction, ~44% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yosemite Junction compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yosemite Junction leans more Democratic than 12 of 15 neighbors.
Yosemite Junction runs about 4 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yosemite Junction. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+18) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Yosemite Junction 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 Yosemite Junction, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in Yosemite Junction hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Yosemite Junction have never been married, above 95% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Yosemite Junction, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Yosemite Junction looks the way it does
Turnout in Yosemite Junction sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yosemite National Park, CA D+18
- El Portal, CA D+22
- Fish Camp, CA R+6
- Incline, CA R+19
- Sugar Pine, CA R+15
- Foresta, CA R+11
- Nipinnawasee, CA R+25
- Darrah, CA R+19
- Ahwahnee, CA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leaf, MS R+61
- Taylorsville, OH R+68
- Nitta Yuma, MS D+35
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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.