Smartville leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Smartville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smartville, ~22% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Smartville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Smartville leans more Republican than 42 of 57 neighbors.
Smartville runs about 50 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Smartville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smartville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Smartville 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 Smartville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Smartville votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Smartville runs about 50 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Smartville, CA does.
Why turnout in Smartville looks the way it does
Turnout in Smartville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Penn Valley, CA R+7
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- Rough And Ready, CA R+7
- Hammonton, CA R+30
- Loma Rica, CA R+38
- Oregon House, CA R+20
- Grass Valley, CA D+5
- Dobbins, CA R+15
- Sweetland, CA D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pinetta, FL R+58
- Ansted, WV R+59
- Gregory, SD R+64
- Menan, ID R+75
- Manly, IA R+34
- Morristown, MN R+41
- Three Rivers, NY D+7
- Groton, SD R+52
- West Bay, FL R+41
- Great Valley, NY R+41
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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.