French Camp leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 23% of adults in French Camp typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in French Camp, ~11% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~77% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How French Camp compares
Among cities within 25 miles, French Camp leans more Republican than 10 of 39 neighbors.
French Camp runs about 25 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while French Camp is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within French Camp. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 25 points.
Why French Camp 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 French Camp, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
French Camp votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, well below 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 French Camp sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 91% of cities). French Camp 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 French Camp, CA does.
Why turnout in French Camp looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. French Camp 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 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in French Camp rent, above 89% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in French Camp report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lathrop, CA D+3
- Summer Home, CA R+36
- Garden Acres, CA D+15
- Manteca, CA R+8
- Country Club, CA D+7
- August, CA D+15
- Stockton, CA D+4
- Five Corners, CA R+43
- Holt, CA R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Troup, TX R+57
- Baldwin, MI R+19
- Nassau, NY R+10
- Sandusky, MI R+44
- Lower Grand Lagoon, FL R+37
- Mattituck, NY R+3
- Mount Pleasant, UT R+68
- Rochester, MA R+8
- Westby, WI R+19
- Mayodan, NC R+45
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.