Spanish Ranch leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Spanish Ranch typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spanish Ranch, ~21% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spanish Ranch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spanish Ranch is the most Republican-leaning.
Spanish Ranch runs about 49 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Spanish Ranch is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Spanish Ranch 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 Spanish Ranch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spanish Ranch votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Spanish Ranch runs about 49 points more Republican.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Spanish Ranch, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Spanish Ranch looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Spanish Ranch have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Spanish Ranch sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Keddie, CA R+24
- Quincy, CA R+25
- Meadow Valley, CA R+12
- East Quincy, CA R+21
- Indian Falls, CA R+6
- Crescent Mills, CA R+3
- Greenhorn, CA R+14
- Greenville, CA R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Earp, CA R+25
- River Ridge, IN R+48
- Jericho, TX R+87
- Bliss, MO R+66
- Mamont, PA R+41
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.