Newville is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Newville typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newville, ~8% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newville leans more Republican than 12 of 16 neighbors.
Newville runs about 79 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Newville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Newville 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 Newville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Newville live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. Newville runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Newville, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Newville looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in Newville rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Newville have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in Newville have completed high school, below 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Paskenta, CA R+50
- Flournoy, CA R+50
- Elk Creek, CA R+61
- Orland, CA R+31
- Fruto, CA R+62
- Artois, CA R+61
- Corning, CA R+31
- Richfield, CA R+45
- Red Bank, CA R+47
- Mills Orchard, CA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kemp, IL R+58
- Pecan, PA R+53
- Saranac, LA R+50
- Thalia, TX R+69
- Spring Lake, SD R+63
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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.