Hanford leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Hanford typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hanford, ~23% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hanford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hanford leans more Republican than 12 of 36 neighbors.
Hanford runs about 35 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Hanford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hanford. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+32), a spread of about 41 points.
Why Hanford 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 Hanford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hanford votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 79%, well above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Hanford runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hanford, 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 Hanford looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hanford is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 37% of households in Hanford rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Hanford report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Armona, CA R+19
- Hardwick, CA R+53
- Guernsey, CA R+57
- Laton, CA R+37
- Lemoore, CA R+15
- Goshen, CA R+33
- Traver, CA R+43
- Wildflower, CA R+36
- Kingsburg, CA R+34
- Stratford, CA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Waltham, MA D+43
- Castro Valley, CA D+33
- San Luis Obispo, CA D+39
- Northglenn, CO D+12
- Lake Forest, CA D+2
- Lorain, OH D+14
- Casper, WY R+37
- North Miami, FL D+41
- Casa Grande, AZ R+14
- Cookeville, TN R+39
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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.