Seeley, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Seeley

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

Seeley leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.

 

About 27% of adults in Seeley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seeley, ~9% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Seeley compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Seeley leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.

Seeley runs about 51 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Seeley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Seeley. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+48) and the northeast side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 47 points.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in Seeley hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points below the California average of 35%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Seeley runs against that pattern. Seeley runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Seeley, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Seeley looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Seeley is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 40%, about 22 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 35% of households in Seeley rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in Seeley report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.