Orick leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Orick typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Orick, ~43% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Orick compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Orick leans more Democratic than 6 of 7 neighbors.
Orick runs about 23 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Orick 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 Orick, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 39% of adults in Orick hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Orick, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Orick looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Orick have more than one occupant per room, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pecwan, CA D+35
- Trinidad, CA D+47
- Klamath, CA R+13
- Requa, CA R+13
- Weitchpec, CA D+38
- Fieldbrook, CA D+40
- Mckinleyville, CA D+24
- Hoopa, CA D+46
- Orleans, CA D+22
- Blue Lake, CA D+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pickrell Corner, KS R+55
- Cottage Hill, FL R+63
- Hams Prairie, MO R+50
- Sand Lake, WI R+31
- Oatland, SC D+35
- Sigurd, UT R+77
- Kelly, SC R+37
- Los Padillas, NM R+3
- Fredville, MO R+64
- Gardner, VA R+71
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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.