Richfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Richfield typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richfield, ~14% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Richfield leans more Republican than 12 of 22 neighbors.
Richfield runs about 65 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Richfield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Richfield. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+33), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Richfield 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 Richfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Richfield votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Richfield runs about 65 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Richfield sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Richfield are family households, above 77% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Richfield, CA does.
Why turnout in Richfield looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Richfield is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Richfield report food insecurity, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Vina, CA R+50
- Proberta, CA R+39
- Rawson, CA R+41
- Dairyville, CA R+45
- Flournoy, CA R+50
- Mills Orchard, CA R+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buffalo, IL R+50
- Packwaukee, WI R+37
- Orlean, VA R+20
- Mullen, NE R+80
- Loraine, IL R+69
- Huron, IN R+62
- Bigelow, MN R+58
- Thornton, AR R+58
- Otterville, IL R+51
- White Hall, WV R+38
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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.