Linden leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Linden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linden, ~23% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linden leans more Republican than 23 of 43 neighbors.
Linden runs about 58 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Linden is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Linden. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Linden 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 Linden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Linden votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Linden runs about 58 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Linden are family households, above 76% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Linden, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Linden looks the way it does
Turnout in Linden 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
- Peters, CA R+46
- Waterloo, CA R+40
- Farmington, CA R+49
- Garden Acres, CA D+15
- Lockeford, CA R+27
- August, CA D+15
- Victor, CA R+34
- Wallace, CA R+49
- Five Corners, CA R+43
- Clements, CA R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elim, PA R+23
- Pine City, NY R+33
- Elsie, MI R+36
- Kiefer, OK R+58
- Winchester, OR R+21
- Somis, CA R+13
- Plum Grove, TX R+38
- Dyer, TN R+58
- Moreland Hills, OH D+22
- Richmond, UT R+67
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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.