Salida leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Salida typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salida, ~23% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Salida compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Salida leans more Republican than 16 of 38 neighbors.
Salida runs about 37 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Salida is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Salida. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+29) and the east side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Salida 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 Salida, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Salida votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Salida are family households, above 92% of cities. Salida runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Salida, CA does.
Why turnout in Salida looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Salida is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Salida have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ripon, CA R+35
- Van Allen, CA R+55
- Modesto, CA Even
- Simms, CA R+45
- Riverbank, CA R+12
- Escalon, CA R+42
- Manteca, CA R+8
- Five Corners, CA R+43
- Ceres, CA R+5
- Summer Home, CA R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Palmetto Estates, FL D+11
- Benson, NC R+38
- Sandpoint, ID R+29
- Canton, IL R+18
- California City, CA R+14
- Lafayette, TN R+67
- Warren, PA R+25
- Islip, NY R+20
- Setauket-East Setauket, NY D+3
- Dunkirk, NY Even
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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.