Clipper Gap leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Clipper Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clipper Gap, ~30% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clipper Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clipper Gap leans more Republican than 36 of 56 neighbors.
Clipper Gap runs about 45 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Clipper Gap is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clipper Gap. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+9), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Clipper Gap 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 Clipper Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clipper Gap votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 26%, far below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Clipper Gap runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Clipper Gap, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Clipper Gap looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clipper Gap is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Applegate, CA R+23
- Meadow Vista, CA R+18
- Cool, CA R+16
- Auburn, CA R+12
- Heather Glen, CA R+23
- North Auburn, CA R+13
- Greenwood, CA R+30
- Weimar, CA R+26
- Foresthill, CA R+35
- Newcastle, CA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fernwood, MS D+41
- Swatara, MN R+39
- Hecla, SD R+58
- Brock, NE R+54
- Falcon, AR R+65
- Wall Street, MO R+68
- Gilberton, PA R+34
- Speer, OK R+68
- Whites, MS R+10
- Dawson, ND R+67
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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.