Helm leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Helm typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Helm, ~15% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Helm compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Helm leans more Republican than 12 of 30 neighbors.
Helm runs about 41 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Helm is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Helm. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+30), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Helm 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 Helm, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 13% of adults in Helm hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the California average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Helm are family households, above 94% of cities. Helm runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Helm, CA does.
Why turnout in Helm looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Helm 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 42%, about 20 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 58% of households in Helm rent, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Helm report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Kerman, CA R+6
- Caruthers, CA R+23
- Tranquillity, CA D+9
- Rolinda, CA R+31
- Riverdale, CA R+34
- Five Points, CA R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Crystal Lake, IA R+46
- Hannah, SC R+59
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- Crenshaw, PA R+56
- Revive, MS D+35
- Trenton, KS R+60
- DeLancey, NY R+13
- Mount Carmel, SC R+18
- Trace, WV R+80
- Lacey, OK R+74
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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.