Cressey leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Cressey typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cressey, ~9% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cressey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cressey leans more Republican than 23 of 33 neighbors.
Cressey runs about 60 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Cressey is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cressey. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Cressey 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 Cressey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cressey votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Cressey runs about 60 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cressey sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities).
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Cressey, CA does.
Why turnout in Cressey looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cressey is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Cressey rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Cressey report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Delhi, CA R+5
- Castle Garden, CA R+26
- McSwain, CA R+37
- Irwin, CA R+60
- Denair, CA R+43
- Snelling, CA R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Harmony Corners, NY R+14
- McCance, OH R+67
- Edwina, TN R+70
- Burbank, FL R+58
- Peters, MI R+47
- Dutton, MI R+18
- Bristow, IN R+52
- Edelstein, IL R+33
- New Salem, TX R+75
- Fort George Island, FL R+41
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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.