Caliente leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Caliente typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Caliente, ~14% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Caliente compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Caliente leans more Republican than 15 of 21 neighbors.
Caliente runs about 67 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Caliente is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Caliente. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Caliente 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 Caliente, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Caliente votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Caliente runs about 67 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Caliente sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Caliente, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Caliente looks the way it does
Turnout in Caliente 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
- Havilah, CA R+47
- Loraine, CA R+48
- Bodfish, CA R+38
- Keene, CA R+41
- Lake Isabella, CA R+38
- Mountain Mesa, CA R+47
- Golden Hills, CA R+37
- Bear Valley Springs, CA R+38
- Weldon, CA R+42
- Tehachapi, CA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sturkie, AL R+16
- Havenhurst, MO R+68
- Martin, ND R+67
- Davenport Forks, NC R+30
- Hasty, AR R+70
- Screamer, TN R+70
- Briceville, TN R+69
- Georgeville, NC R+58
- Maple Grove, MO R+74
- Seatonville, IL R+28
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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.