Rimforest leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Rimforest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rimforest, ~23% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rimforest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rimforest leans more Republican than 29 of 60 neighbors.
Rimforest runs about 38 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Rimforest is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Rimforest 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 Rimforest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rimforest votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, far below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Rimforest runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Rimforest, CA does.
Why turnout in Rimforest looks the way it does
Turnout in Rimforest sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Cedar Glen, CA R+32
- Cedarpines Park, CA R+20
- Devore Hghts, CA D+3
- Running Springs, CA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agate, CO R+58
- Kimballton, IA R+55
- Harrisville, OH R+61
- Gomer, OH R+73
- Ithaca, OH R+68
- Finklea, SC R+32
- Dinero, TX R+73
- Anceney, MT R+34
- Lakeway, AR R+53
- Prattville, MI R+56
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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.