Lotus leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Lotus typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lotus, ~34% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lotus compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lotus leans more Republican than 23 of 60 neighbors.
Lotus runs about 40 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Lotus is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lotus 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 Lotus, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lotus votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Lotus runs about 40 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Lotus are family households, above 96% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lotus, 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 Lotus looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lotus 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coloma, CA R+25
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- Pilot Hill, CA R+22
- Garden Valley, CA R+24
- Kelsey, CA R+23
- Cool, CA R+16
- Rescue, CA R+23
- Placerville, CA R+21
- Greenwood, CA R+30
- Cameron Park, CA R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fowler, KS R+69
- Daybrook, WV R+60
- Benham, KY R+58
- Lyons Point, LA R+83
- Maine, NY R+29
- Clarks Mills, PA R+59
- McDonald, NC R+32
- Nickerson, NE R+53
- Dungannon, VA R+68
- Cedarville, IL R+37
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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.