Pixley leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 30% of adults in Pixley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pixley, ~14% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~69% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pixley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pixley leans more Republican than 9 of 21 neighbors.
Pixley runs about 30 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Pixley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pixley. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Pixley 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 Pixley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Pixley hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points below the California average of 35%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Pixley runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Pixley are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pixley, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Pixley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pixley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in Pixley rent, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Pixley report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Delano, CA D+11
- Terra Bella, CA R+15
- Ducor, CA R+31
- Richgrove, CA R+13
- Porterville, CA R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Dellwood, MO D+77
- Archbold, OH R+47
- Cohasset, MN R+29
- Ashville, AL R+74
- Mead, CO R+26
- Winona, MS D+6
- Jefferson, OR 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.