Birds Landing leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Birds Landing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Birds Landing, ~12% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Birds Landing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Birds Landing is the most Republican-leaning.
Birds Landing runs about 53 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Birds Landing is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Birds Landing 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 Birds Landing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Birds Landing live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Birds Landing sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities). Birds Landing runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Birds Landing, CA does.
Why turnout in Birds Landing looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 45% of households in Birds Landing rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Birds Landing have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cordelia, CA Even
- Bridgehead, CA R+8
- Denverton, CA D+17
- Rio Vista, CA D+3
- Pittsburg, CA D+38
- Bay Point, CA D+37
- Antioch, CA D+34
- Oakley, CA D+2
- Travis Afb, CA Even
- Isleton, CA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zetto, GA D+9
- Patty, TN R+71
- Tussy, OK R+72
- Enterline, PA R+55
- Douglass, SC D+38
- Rowell, SC R+32
- Farmersville, IN R+52
- Rosewood, TX R+77
- Yantisville, IL R+65
- Yankeetown, TN R+72
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.