Gazelle leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Gazelle typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gazelle, ~23% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gazelle compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gazelle leans more Republican than 11 of 14 neighbors.
Gazelle runs about 54 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Gazelle is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gazelle. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+33) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+44), a spread of about 77 points.
Why Gazelle 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 Gazelle, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gazelle votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Gazelle runs about 54 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Gazelle sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 87% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Gazelle, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gazelle looks the way it does
Turnout in Gazelle sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grenada, CA R+44
- Weed, CA Even
- Montague, CA R+46
- Yreka, CA R+23
- Greenview, CA R+33
- Fort Jones, CA R+31
- Etna, CA R+24
- Callahan, CA R+26
- Mount Shasta, CA D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Linden, NY R+47
- Wood, VA R+75
- Decker, MI R+60
- Scotch Grove, IA R+37
- Hague, NY R+11
- Beatty, OR R+44
- Java Village, NY R+45
- Woodruff, MO R+37
- Nicholsville, OH R+59
- Penelope, TX R+69
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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.