Browns Valley leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Browns Valley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Browns Valley, ~26% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Browns Valley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Browns Valley leans more Republican than 36 of 48 neighbors.
Browns Valley runs about 55 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Browns Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Browns Valley. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Browns Valley 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 Browns Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Browns Valley votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Browns Valley runs about 55 points more Republican.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Browns Valley, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Browns Valley looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Browns Valley own their home, about 32 points above the California average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Smartville, CA R+30
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- Bangor, CA R+35
- Hammonton, CA R+30
- Penn Valley, CA R+7
- Dobbins, CA R+15
- Rackerby, CA R+29
- Rough And Ready, CA R+7
- Beale Afb, CA R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zuni, VA R+43
- Buras, LA R+30
- Hubbard Lake, MI R+44
- Lakesite, TN R+47
- Valley View, OH R+23
- Cut and Shoot, TX R+55
- Wooster, AR R+61
- Mazeppa, MN R+40
- Wickliffe, KY R+65
- Drasco, AR R+71
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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.