Brush Creek leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Brush Creek typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brush Creek, ~22% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brush Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brush Creek leans more Republican than 26 of 36 neighbors.
Brush Creek runs about 48 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Brush Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Brush Creek live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Brush Creek are family households, above 85% of cities. Brush Creek runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Brush Creek, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Brush Creek looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 39% of households in Brush Creek rent, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 14% of homes in Brush Creek have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Berry Creek, CA R+30
- Pulga, CA R+24
- Feather Falls, CA R+29
- Yankee Hill, CA R+23
- Concow, CA R+26
- Forbestown, CA R+25
- Oregon City, CA R+41
- Clipper Mills, CA R+27
- Pentz, CA R+36
- Strawberry Valley, CA R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sandcut, IN R+39
- Speed, MO R+65
- Norden, CA D+41
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.