Salmon Creek, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Salmon Creek

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Salmon Creek leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.

 

About 75% of adults in Salmon Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Salmon Creek, ~55% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Salmon Creek compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Salmon Creek leans more Democratic than 20 of 31 neighbors.

Salmon Creek runs about 26 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Why Salmon Creek 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 Salmon Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Salmon Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Cholesterol-screening access and voter turnout

Places with high cholesterol-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Salmon Creek, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cholesterol screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Salmon Creek looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Salmon Creek is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.