Cholame leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Cholame typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cholame, ~9% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cholame compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cholame leans more Republican than 9 of 11 neighbors.
Cholame runs about 67 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Cholame is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cholame. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+54), a spread of about 62 points.
Why Cholame 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 Cholame, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cholame votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Cholame runs about 67 points more Republican.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Cholame, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cholame looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 38% of households in Cholame rent, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Cholame have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- San Lawrence Terrace, CA R+48
- San Miguel, CA R+17
- Avenal, CA D+4
- El Paso de Robles, CA R+2
- Wellsona, CA R+38
- La Panza, CA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Morefield, VA R+62
- Tannery, PA R+45
- Linden, ID R+56
- Imnaha, OR R+42
- Pimaco Two, AZ R+39
- Ex-Way, NC R+44
- Pricetown, KY R+72
- Tilden, IN R+49
- Eaton, ME R+38
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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.