North Auburn leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 72% of adults in North Auburn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Auburn, ~31% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Auburn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Auburn leans more Republican than 20 of 64 neighbors.
North Auburn runs about 33 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while North Auburn is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within North Auburn. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+4), a spread of about 19 points.
Why North Auburn 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 North Auburn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
North Auburn votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 77%, well above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. North Auburn runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Auburn, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in North Auburn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Auburn 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Auburn, CA R+12
- Clipper Gap, CA R+25
- Newcastle, CA R+29
- Meadow Vista, CA R+18
- Cool, CA R+16
- Applegate, CA R+23
- Penryn, CA R+32
- Heather Glen, CA R+23
- Pilot Hill, CA R+22
- Loomis, CA R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rayne, LA R+49
- Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NY R+8
- Bound Brook, NJ D+17
- Magnolia, AR R+6
- New Palestine, IN R+41
- Monticello, IN R+39
- Port Neches, TX R+51
- Lakeland Village, CA R+16
- Dillon, SC D+7
- Walton, KY R+41
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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.