Soda Springs leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Soda Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Soda Springs, ~37% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Soda Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Soda Springs leans more Democratic than 22 of 27 neighbors.
Soda Springs runs about 5 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Soda Springs. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+52) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+6), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Soda Springs 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 Soda Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 50% of adults in Soda Springs hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Soda Springs, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Soda Springs looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Soda Springs have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- The Cedars, CA D+43
- Norden, CA D+41
- Truckee, CA D+36
- Olympic Valley, CA D+40
- Emigrant Gap, CA R+12
- Bowman, CA D+19
- Tahoe City, CA D+14
- Sierraville, CA R+20
- Carnelian Bay, CA D+36
- Tahoe Vista, CA D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Foxboro, MA D+13
- Farley, MO R+32
- Farrville, IN R+60
- Gibtown, TX R+80
- Huxley, TX R+80
- Brush Valley, PA R+62
- Swink, OK R+78
- Tarrytown, GA R+68
- Miamitown, OH R+51
- Hollytree, AL R+70
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.