Soulsbyville leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Soulsbyville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Soulsbyville, ~33% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Soulsbyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Soulsbyville leans more Republican than 25 of 36 neighbors.
Soulsbyville runs about 50 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Soulsbyville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Soulsbyville. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Soulsbyville 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 Soulsbyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Soulsbyville votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, well below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Soulsbyville runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Soulsbyville, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Soulsbyville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Soulsbyville is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Standard, CA R+26
- Tuolumne, CA R+30
- Phoenix Lake, CA R+27
- Twain Harte, CA R+11
- Sonora, CA R+17
- Mi-Wuk Village, CA Even
- Columbia, CA R+18
- Jamestown, CA R+23
- Quartz, CA R+32
- Pine Mountain Lake, CA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Washburn, ND R+49
- Monongah, WV R+40
- Pineland, TX R+82
- Morgan, TX R+72
- McConnells, SC R+60
- Fayette City, PA R+41
- Tollesboro, KY R+66
- East Quincy, CA R+21
- Cripple Creek, CO R+27
- Ewing, VA R+72
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.