Reedley is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 44% of adults in Reedley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reedley, ~22% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reedley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reedley sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 8 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 34 leaning the other way.
Reedley runs about 21 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Reedley sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Reedley. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+11) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 35 points.
Why Reedley 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 Reedley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Reedley votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Reedley runs about 21 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Reedley, CA does.
Why turnout in Reedley looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Reedley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 22%, about 11 points above the California average of 10%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Reedley rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Reedley report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dinuba, CA Even
- Parlier, CA D+14
- Sultana, CA R+17
- Orange Cove, CA D+6
- Kingsburg, CA R+34
- London, CA R+15
- Del Rey, CA R+5
- Orosi, CA D+10
- Selma, CA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glenside, PA D+45
- West Roxbury, MA D+40
- Ukiah, CA D+18
- Derby, KS R+29
- Salem, NH D+4
- Southgate, MI Even
- Imperial, MO R+36
- Walnut, CA D+10
- Milford, MA D+8
- Ponca City, OK R+42
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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.