Smith River, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Smith River

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

Smith River leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.

 

About 62% of adults in Smith River typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Smith River, ~27% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Smith River compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Smith River leans more Republican than 2 of 6 neighbors.

Smith River runs about 32 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Smith River is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Smith River. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 12 points.

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

Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 9% of adults in Smith River hold a bachelor's degree, about 26 points below the California average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Smith River are family households, above 76% of cities. Smith River runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Smith River, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Smith River looks the way it does

Turnout in Smith River 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.

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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.