Fiddletown leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Fiddletown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fiddletown, ~28% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fiddletown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fiddletown leans more Republican than 24 of 50 neighbors.
Fiddletown runs about 49 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Fiddletown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Fiddletown 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 Fiddletown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fiddletown votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Fiddletown runs about 49 points more Republican.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fiddletown, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fiddletown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Fiddletown own their home, about 32 points above the California average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Somerset, CA R+31
- Drytown, CA R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Mount Aetna, PA R+56
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- Richardson, NC R+48
- Satsop, WA R+35
- Watters, PA R+38
- Bennington, NY R+50
- Gilsum, NH R+18
- Fountain Hill, AR R+71
- Greater Galesburg, MI R+18
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.