Caruthers leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Caruthers typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Caruthers, ~22% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Caruthers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Caruthers leans more Republican than 22 of 39 neighbors.
Caruthers runs about 43 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Caruthers is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Caruthers. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Caruthers 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 Caruthers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Caruthers votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Caruthers runs about 43 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Caruthers sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Caruthers are family households, above 96% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Caruthers, CA does.
Why turnout in Caruthers looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Caruthers is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 14 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 50% of households in Caruthers rent, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Caruthers report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Riverdale, CA R+34
- Oleander, CA R+37
- Laton, CA R+37
- Wildflower, CA R+36
- Fowler, CA R+13
- Hardwick, CA R+53
Cities with Similar Populations
- Summerton, SC R+2
- Halifax, VA R+13
- Mounds, OK R+63
- Forest Hills, TN R+15
- Pine Ridge, SD D+68
- Hoosick Falls, NY R+18
- Blue Ridge, VA R+49
- Watervliet, MI R+24
- Troy, VA R+24
- Harmony, PA R+32
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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.