Crescent City leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Crescent City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent City, ~26% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crescent City leans more Republican than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Crescent City runs about 35 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Crescent City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crescent City. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Crescent City 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 Crescent City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crescent City votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 41%, well below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Crescent City runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Crescent City, CA does.
Why turnout in Crescent City looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 28% of households in Crescent City rent, above 80% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Crescent City have completed high school, below 78% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Dick, CA R+23
- Smith River, CA R+12
- Gasquet, CA R+9
- Requa, CA R+13
- Harbor, OR R+9
- Klamath, CA R+13
- Brookings, OR R+13
- Carpenterville, OR R+37
- O'Brien, OR R+25
- Pistol River, OR R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Watertown, SD R+40
- Hayesville, OR D+9
- Maywood, IL D+74
- Gettysburg, PA R+12
- Rosemont, CA D+21
- Westford, MA D+25
- Kennett Square, PA D+18
- Newton, MA D+58
- Brambleton, VA D+22
- Lynn Haven, FL R+36
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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.