Clarksburg leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Clarksburg typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clarksburg, ~17% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clarksburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clarksburg leans more Republican than 36 of 55 neighbors.
Clarksburg runs about 29 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Clarksburg is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clarksburg. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Clarksburg live in densely developed areas, about 54 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Clarksburg are family households, above 98% of cities. Clarksburg runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Clarksburg, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Clarksburg looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 57% of households in Clarksburg rent, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of homes in Clarksburg have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Clarksburg have completed high school, below 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hood, CA R+3
- Courtland, CA R+5
- Paintersville, CA R+9
- Franklin, CA R+12
- Elk Grove, CA D+19
- Parkway, CA D+35
- Yolano, CA R+26
- Vorden, CA R+15
- Lemon Hill, CA D+33
- Florin, CA D+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bellemeade, KY Even
- Hilliard, MO R+64
- Urbana, IN R+63
- Basye, VA R+35
- Forestport, NY R+37
- Puako, HI D+18
- Fulks Run, VA R+67
- Cottage City, NY R+16
- Warrior Run, PA R+25
- Elnora, IN R+65
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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.