Little River is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Little River typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little River, ~54% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little River compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little River is the most Democratic-leaning.
Little River runs about 42 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Little River 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 Little River, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in Little River hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Little River have never been married, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Little River, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Little River looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Little River is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Albion, CA D+62
- Mendocino, CA D+61
- Caspar, CA D+43
- Elk, CA D+50
- Comptche, CA D+45
- Noyo, CA D+32
- Redwood Lodge, CA D+31
- Navarro, CA D+42
- Fort Bragg, CA D+31
- Philo, CA D+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoe, OK R+69
- Belt, MT R+52
- White Lake, NC R+50
- Clarksburg, PA R+55
- Lenzburg, IL R+57
- Whitstran, WA R+44
- Humboldt, SD R+54
- Holmesville, NE R+44
- Genoa, VA R+64
- Paxton, TX R+77
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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.