Ripon leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Ripon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ripon, ~24% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ripon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ripon leans more Republican than 25 of 38 neighbors.
Ripon runs about 55 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Ripon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ripon. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Ripon 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 Ripon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ripon votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 64%, modestly above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Ripon are family households, above 93% of cities. Ripon runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ripon, CA sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ripon looks the way it does
Turnout in Ripon 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.
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- Salida, CA R+17
- Simms, CA R+45
- Van Allen, CA R+55
- Manteca, CA R+8
- Five Corners, CA R+43
- Summer Home, CA R+36
- Escalon, CA R+42
- Modesto, CA Even
- Lathrop, CA D+3
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vinton, VA R+35
- Satellite Beach, FL R+24
- Sharon, MA D+43
- Greenfield, MA D+26
- Murphy, NC R+50
- Affton, MO D+11
- Pinewood, FL D+58
- Cedar Mill, OR D+48
- Andrews, TX R+62
- Ammon, ID R+48
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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.