Ford City is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Ford City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ford City, ~10% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ford City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ford City leans more Republican than 10 of 15 neighbors.
Ford City runs about 77 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Ford City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ford City. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Ford City 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 Ford City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Ford City drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Ford City are family households, above 94% of cities. Ford City runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
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 Ford City, CA does.
Why turnout in Ford City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ford City 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 35%, about 27 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 44% of households in Ford City rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Ford City report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Taft, CA R+40
- South Taft, CA R+19
- Valley Acres, CA R+80
- Fellows, CA R+80
- Maricopa, CA R+63
- Tupman, CA R+73
- Mc Kittrick, CA R+82
- Buttonwillow, CA R+23
- New Cuyama, CA R+23
- Cuyama, CA R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pate Hill, TN R+74
- Portneuf, ID R+45
- Columbus, IL R+72
- Pavonia, OH R+53
- Oak Grove, GA R+59
- Utica, WI D+5
- Shawnee Mission, KS R+11
- Woodside, MO R+71
- Upper Meyersville, TX R+71
- Loving, OK R+75
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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.