Ryde leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Ryde typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ryde, ~18% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ryde compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ryde leans more Republican than 27 of 54 neighbors.
Ryde runs about 26 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Ryde is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ryde. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+17) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+13), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Ryde 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 Ryde, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ryde votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Ryde runs about 26 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ryde sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Ryde are family households, above 82% of cities.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Ryde, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ryde looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 46% of households in Ryde rent, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of homes in Ryde have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Walnut Grove, CA R+7
- Walker Landing, CA Even
- Vorden, CA R+15
- Howard Landing, CA D+12
- Paintersville, CA R+9
- Courtland, CA R+5
- Locke, CA R+25
- Isleton, CA R+13
- Rio Vista, CA D+3
- Thornton, CA R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hannahs Mill, GA R+75
- Rice Lake, MN R+14
- Tiffin, MO R+68
- Middle Ridge, WI R+24
- Fayette, NY R+28
- Panacea Park, FL R+49
- Schubert, MO R+65
- Ophir, OR Even
- Paradise, MI R+25
- Tarrant, WI R+37
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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.