Red Bluff leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Red Bluff typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Bluff, ~22% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Bluff compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Bluff is the least Republican-leaning.
Red Bluff runs about 50 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Red Bluff is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Red Bluff. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Red Bluff votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 47%, modestly below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Red Bluff runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Red Bluff, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Red Bluff looks the way it does
Turnout in Red Bluff 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
- Rawson, CA R+41
- Proberta, CA R+39
- Dairyville, CA R+45
- Gerber, CA R+34
- Hooker, CA R+48
- Los Molinos, CA R+39
- Tehama, CA R+56
- Red Bank, CA R+47
- Cottonwood, CA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horn Lake, MS D+21
- Feasterville-Trevose, PA R+10
- Ellensburg, WA D+4
- Glasgow, KY R+43
- Burlington, MA D+19
- Powell, TN R+44
- Cave Spring, VA R+13
- Lakeside, FL R+28
- Wailuku, HI D+19
- Marina, CA D+32
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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.