Kaweah leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Kaweah typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kaweah, ~21% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kaweah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kaweah leans more Republican than 8 of 27 neighbors.
Kaweah runs about 34 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Kaweah is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Kaweah. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Kaweah 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 Kaweah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 1% of residents in Kaweah live in densely developed areas, about 57 points below the California average of 58%. Kaweah runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Kaweah, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kaweah looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 32% of households in Kaweah rent, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Kaweah sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Three Rivers, CA R+7
- Lemon Cove, CA R+33
- Lind Cove, CA R+39
- Woodlake, CA R+3
- Toolville, CA R+64
- Exeter, CA R+39
- Tonyville, CA R+19
- Milo, CA R+32
- Badger, CA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Codys Corner, FL R+54
- Osnabrock, ND R+51
- West Lebanon, PA R+56
- Holly Grove, LA R+14
- Register, PA R+53
- Benson, UT R+44
- Horn Hill, TX R+73
- Emblem, TX R+80
- Raccoon Ford, VA R+40
- Big Bend National Park, TX R+30
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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.