Linda leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Linda typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linda, ~23% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linda compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linda leans more Republican than 2 of 38 neighbors.
Linda runs about 29 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Linda is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Linda. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+19), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Linda 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 Linda, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Linda votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, well above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Linda runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Linda, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Linda looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Linda 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 43% of households in Linda rent, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Linda report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Olivehurst, CA R+11
- Marysville, CA R+12
- Yuba City, CA R+20
- Hammonton, CA R+30
- Plumas Lake, CA R+26
- Lomo, CA R+40
- Wheatland, CA R+37
- Beale Afb, CA R+16
- Sutter, CA R+47
- Rio Oso, CA R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pinecrest, FL R+6
- Odessa, FL R+23
- Cudahy, WI D+7
- Laurens, SC R+17
- Riverdale, IL D+80
- Four Corners, OR D+5
- Larchmont, NY D+43
- Auburn, GA R+23
- Bryant, AR R+25
- Pembroke, MA R+3
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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.