Snelling leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Snelling typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Snelling, ~8% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Snelling compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Snelling leans more Republican than 29 of 34 neighbors.
Snelling runs about 67 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Snelling is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Snelling 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 Snelling, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Snelling votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Snelling runs about 67 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Snelling sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Snelling, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Snelling looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Snelling 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 56% of households in Snelling rent, compared to around 38% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 23% of adults in Snelling report food insecurity, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Merced Falls, CA R+41
- Winton, CA R+6
- Cressey, CA R+40
- Buhach, CA R+13
- Ballico, CA R+39
- Atwater, CA R+13
- La Grange, CA R+45
- Castle Garden, CA R+26
- Merced, CA D+6
- Hickman, CA R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Loa, UT R+70
- Milton Mills, NH R+26
- Crowder, MS R+36
- Little York, IL R+44
- Kedron, LA R+5
- Doyle, LA R+82
- Jugtown, NC R+65
- North Robinson, OH R+62
- Bandy, VA R+71
- Leeper, PA 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.