Plumas Lake leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Plumas Lake typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Plumas Lake, ~21% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Plumas Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Plumas Lake leans more Republican than 19 of 44 neighbors.
Plumas Lake runs about 46 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Plumas Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Plumas Lake. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Plumas Lake 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 Plumas Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Plumas Lake votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Plumas Lake runs about 46 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Plumas Lake runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Plumas Lake are family households, above 97% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Plumas Lake, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Plumas Lake looks the way it does
Turnout in Plumas Lake 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
- Rio Oso, CA R+52
- Olivehurst, CA R+11
- Trowbridge, CA R+55
- Wheatland, CA R+37
- Nicolaus, CA R+55
- Linda, CA R+9
- Yuba City, CA R+20
- Sheridan, CA R+47
- Hammonton, CA R+30
- Marysville, CA R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Boulder Creek, CA D+37
- Apple Creek, OH R+65
- Oakhurst, CA R+20
- Trinity, AL R+68
- Mount Pleasant, NC R+61
- Broadway, VA R+50
- Midway, GA R+23
- Kasson, MN R+20
- Citrus, CA D+22
- St. Paul Park, MN D+3
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.