Friant leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Friant typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Friant, ~14% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Friant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Friant leans more Republican than 25 of 33 neighbors.
Friant runs about 60 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Friant is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Friant. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Friant 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 Friant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Friant votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Friant runs about 60 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Friant sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Friant are family households, above 94% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Friant, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Friant looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Friant have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Friant sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Prather, CA R+46
- Clovis, CA R+12
- Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, CA R+37
- O'Neals, CA R+41
- Auberry, CA R+39
- New Auberry, CA R+38
- Meadow Lakes, CA R+42
- Old Fig Garden, CA D+10
- Fresno, CA Even
- Coarsegold, CA R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thoreau, NM D+20
- Creal Springs, IL R+58
- Volant, PA R+50
- Cairo, NY R+24
- East Williston, NY R+22
- Marlborough, MO D+20
- Spraberry, TX R+82
- Lakefield, MN R+44
- Tenaha, TX R+56
- McLouth, KS R+49
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.