Pike leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Pike typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pike, ~40% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pike compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pike leans more Republican than 11 of 39 neighbors.
Pike runs about 30 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Pike is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Pike 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 Pike, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Pike live in densely developed areas, about 54 points below the California average of 58%. Pike 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; Pike, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Pike looks the way it does
Turnout in Pike sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Camptonville, CA R+10
- North San Juan, CA D+7
- Woodleaf, CA R+11
- North Columbia, CA D+32
- Challenge, CA R+19
- Clipper Mills, CA R+27
- Goodyears Bar, CA R+14
- Sweetland, CA D+14
- Strawberry Valley, CA R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cato, WI R+48
- Pecan, PA R+53
- Saranac, LA R+50
- Kemp, IL R+58
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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.