Delhi leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Delhi typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Delhi, ~18% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Delhi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Delhi leans more Republican than 5 of 30 neighbors.
Delhi runs about 25 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Delhi is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Delhi. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+35), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Delhi 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 Delhi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Delhi votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 68%, modestly above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Delhi sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Delhi are family households, above 79% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Delhi, CA does.
Why turnout in Delhi looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Delhi is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 21%, about 10 points above the California average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Delhi rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Delhi report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Irwin, CA R+60
- Livingston, CA D+3
- Hilmar, CA R+48
- Ballico, CA R+39
- Cressey, CA R+40
- Turlock, CA R+13
- Denair, CA R+43
- Stevinson, CA R+50
- Winton, CA R+6
- Atwater, CA R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Hope, PA D+16
- Sharon, PA D+4
- Goshen, NY R+9
- Kittanning, PA R+49
- Bay Minette, AL R+35
- Hillsdale, MI R+31
- Carnot-Moon, PA D+9
- South Farmingdale, NY R+26
- Cutlerville, MI D+9
- Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ R+26
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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.