Balls Ferry leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Balls Ferry typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Balls Ferry, ~18% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Balls Ferry compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Balls Ferry leans more Republican than 27 of 28 neighbors.
Balls Ferry runs about 70 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Balls Ferry is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Balls Ferry. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Balls Ferry 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 Balls Ferry, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Balls Ferry votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Balls Ferry runs about 70 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Balls Ferry sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Balls Ferry, CA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Balls Ferry looks the way it does
Turnout in Balls Ferry 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.
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- Gas Point, CA R+51
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Melvin, IL R+57
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- White Cottage, OH R+59
- Jewell, KS R+77
- Valley View, MO R+59
- Pine Lake, MA D+32
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- Poarch, AL R+42
- Wonder, OR R+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.