Fort Seward leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Fort Seward typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Seward, ~33% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Seward compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Seward leans more Democratic than 11 of 26 neighbors.
Fort Seward runs about 11 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Seward. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+32) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+9), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Fort Seward 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 Fort Seward, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 34% of adults in Fort Seward have never been married, modestly above similar-sized cities (around 24%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Fort Seward, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Seward looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in Fort Seward report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Fort Seward have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alderpoint, CA D+23
- Blocksburg, CA D+7
- Phillipsville, CA D+19
- Whitlow, CA D+6
- Myers Flat, CA D+20
- Miranda, CA D+20
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Ruth, CA R+19
- Garberville, CA D+24
- Harris, CA D+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adna, WA R+44
- Armour, NC D+18
- Willowdale, KS R+70
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Mandata, PA R+67
- Center Station, OH R+67
- Mappsburg, VA R+20
- Chance, KY R+72
- Spring Hill, KY R+59
- McLeods Corner, MI R+39
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.