Rough And Ready leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Rough And Ready typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rough And Ready, ~43% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rough And Ready compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rough And Ready leans more Republican than 10 of 53 neighbors.
Rough And Ready runs about 28 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Rough And Ready is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rough And Ready. The south side is the most split-leaning (R+13) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Rough And Ready 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 Rough And Ready, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rough And Ready votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Rough And Ready runs about 28 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Rough And Ready, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Rough And Ready looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Rough And Ready own their home, about 29 points above the California average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Penn Valley, CA R+7
- Grass Valley, CA D+5
- Sweetland, CA D+14
- Smartville, CA R+30
- Nevada City, CA D+24
- Alta Sierra, CA Even
- Oregon House, CA R+20
- Dobbins, CA R+15
- North San Juan, CA D+7
- Browns Valley, CA R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairmount, GA R+75
- Hawarden, IA R+52
- Pauma Valley, CA R+26
- Stearns, KY R+73
- Cove, TX R+69
- Medina, WA D+29
- Galveston, IN R+56
- Wyandotte, OK R+63
- Star, NC R+53
- Hatfield, MA D+33
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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.