Lakehead leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Lakehead typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakehead, ~25% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakehead compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lakehead leans more Republican than 4 of 19 neighbors.
Lakehead runs about 46 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Lakehead is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lakehead 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 Lakehead, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Lakehead live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. Lakehead runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lakehead, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lakehead looks the way it does
Turnout in Lakehead 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
- Whiskeytown, CA R+39
- Obrien, CA R+38
- Summit City, CA R+40
- Shasta Lake, CA R+35
- Castella, CA R+23
- Ingot, CA R+39
- French Gulch, CA R+35
- Sweetbriar, CA R+17
- Keswick, CA R+41
- Bella Vista, CA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shelby, IA R+54
- Tribune, KS R+66
- Whiting, IA R+48
- Parkers Chapel, AR R+64
- Verden, OK R+68
- Eastborough, KS D+7
- Green Hill, TX R+66
- Big Piney, WY R+76
- Otter Hill, VA R+49
- Powell, WV R+53
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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.