Amador City leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Amador City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Amador City, ~25% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Amador City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Amador City leans more Republican than 24 of 51 neighbors.
Amador City runs about 49 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Amador City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Amador City. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+25), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Amador City 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 Amador City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Amador City votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Amador City runs about 49 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Amador City, 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 Amador City looks the way it does
Turnout in Amador City 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
- Drytown, CA R+33
- Sutter Creek, CA R+29
- Plymouth, CA R+38
- Sunnybrook, CA R+40
- Carbondale, CA R+52
- Jackson, CA R+32
- Fiddletown, CA R+29
- Ione, CA R+38
- Buena Vista, CA R+42
- Pine Grove, CA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adamsville, TX R+72
- Metaline Falls, WA R+39
- Denmark, GA R+61
- Phelps, MO R+72
- Clubview Heights, AL R+30
- Hood, CA R+3
- Rougon, LA R+56
- Leggett, NC D+11
- Portsmouth, IA R+57
- Trenholm, VA R+37
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.