Knights Landing leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 49% of adults in Knights Landing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Knights Landing, ~20% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Knights Landing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Knights Landing leans more Republican than 28 of 43 neighbors.
Knights Landing runs about 40 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Knights Landing is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Knights Landing. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Knights Landing 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 Knights Landing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Knights Landing votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Knights Landing runs about 40 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Knights Landing, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Knights Landing looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Knights Landing 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 36% of households in Knights Landing rent, above 92% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Knights Landing report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Robbins, CA R+40
- Verona, CA R+42
- Yolo, CA R+16
- Kirkville, CA R+39
- Zamora, CA R+18
- Woodland, CA D+22
- Nicolaus, CA R+55
- Trowbridge, CA R+55
- Pleasant Grove, CA R+39
- Riego, CA R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vermillion, MN R+41
- Oloh, MS R+74
- New Lexington, AL R+86
- Youngsport, TX R+54
- Laceyville, PA R+57
- Woodburn, KY R+50
- Hooverson Heights, WV R+42
- Echeconnee, GA R+30
- Mormon Bar, CA R+23
- Gibbon, MN R+55
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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.