Fellows is a Republican stronghold. About 10% of voters here vote Democratic and 90% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Fellows typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fellows, ~5% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fellows compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fellows leans more Republican than 12 of 14 neighbors.
Fellows runs about 100 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Fellows is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fellows. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+82) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+66), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Fellows 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 Fellows, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Fellows hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points below the California average of 35%. Fellows runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fellows, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Fellows looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Fellows 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 48%, about 14 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Fellows rent, above 88% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Fellows report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mc Kittrick, CA R+82
- Ford City, CA R+57
- Taft, CA R+40
- Valley Acres, CA R+80
- South Taft, CA R+19
- Buttonwillow, CA R+23
- Tupman, CA R+73
- Maricopa, CA R+63
- Spicer City, CA R+9
- Cuyama, CA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lockbridge, WV R+56
- Rouseville, PA R+52
- Lockville, OH R+27
- Tipton, KS R+75
- Walnut Hill, FL R+62
- Ryder, ND R+34
- Parkhill, PA R+52
- Sagetown, NY R+43
- Three Springs, KY R+67
- Exchange, WV R+63
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.