Sites is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Sites typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sites, ~11% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sites compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sites leans more Republican than 8 of 14 neighbors.
Sites runs about 71 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Sites is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sites. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Sites 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 Sites, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Sites live in densely developed areas, about 56 points below the California average of 58%. Sites runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Sites, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Sites looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Sites is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 40% of households in Sites rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Sites report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lodoga, CA R+42
- Stonyford, CA R+39
- Maxwell, CA R+40
- Willows, CA R+33
- Williams, CA R+5
- Fruto, CA R+62
- Princeton, CA R+51
- Colusa, CA R+26
- Butte City, CA R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Atlanta, ID R+52
- White Rock, MI R+42
- North Cutler, ME R+30
- Bradbury, TN R+69
- Cap au Gris, MO R+56
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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.