Laws leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Laws typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Laws, ~20% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Laws compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Laws is the most Republican-leaning.
Laws runs about 42 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Laws is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Laws. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Laws 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 Laws, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Laws live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. Laws runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Laws, CA sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Laws looks the way it does
Turnout in Laws 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.
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- Toms Place, CA R+2
- Big Pine, CA R+12
- Benton, CA D+5
- Dyer, NV R+60
- Mammoth Lakes, CA D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Howton, AL R+77
- San Lucas, CA R+15
- Servia, IN R+62
- Knox, NY R+19
- Free Hope, AR R+49
- Browns, IL R+65
- Berlinville, OH R+39
- Merrimon, NC R+26
- Daisy Hill, IN R+58
- Anegam, AZ D+84
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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.