Chinese Camp leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Chinese Camp typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chinese Camp, ~15% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chinese Camp compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chinese Camp leans more Republican than 34 of 37 neighbors.
Chinese Camp runs about 69 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Chinese Camp is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Chinese Camp 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 Chinese Camp, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Chinese Camp votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Chinese Camp runs about 69 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Chinese Camp sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 91% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Chinese Camp, 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 Chinese Camp looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 15% of homes in Chinese Camp have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 28% of households in Chinese Camp rent, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Keystone, CA D+24
- Quartz, CA R+32
- Jamestown, CA R+23
- Moccasin, CA R+41
- Tuttletown, CA R+25
- Big Oak Flat, CA R+23
- Sonora, CA R+17
- Copperopolis, CA R+41
- La Grange, CA R+45
- Columbia, CA R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Clair, AL R+38
- Richohoc, LA R+19
- Sharon, GA D+6
- Canada, KS R+54
- Franklin, SD R+47
- Free Union, KY R+64
- Capron, OK R+75
- Whitman, NE R+85
- New Boston, PA R+48
- San Jose, NM D+13
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.