Daggett leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Daggett typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Daggett, ~13% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Daggett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Daggett leans more Republican than 4 of 7 neighbors.
Daggett runs about 54 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Daggett is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Daggett. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+27), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Daggett 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 Daggett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Daggett votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Daggett runs about 54 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Daggett, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Daggett looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Daggett is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 50%, about 12 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 43% of households in Daggett rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Daggett report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Lenwood, CA R+23
- Hodge, CA R+32
- Hinkley, CA R+41
- Helendale, CA R+29
- Lucerne Valley, CA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Aberdeen Gardens, WA R+35
- Little Switzerland, NC R+59
- Woodbury, MI R+42
- Mount Salem, KY R+69
- Schofield, MO R+71
- New Liberty, IA R+44
- Hamilton, WA R+33
- Shamrock, MO R+64
- Nicolville, MN R+26
- Randall, IA R+40
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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.