Squaw Valley, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Squaw Valley

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

Squaw Valley leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Squaw Valley typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Squaw Valley, ~15% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Squaw Valley compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Squaw Valley leans more Republican than 20 of 34 neighbors.

Squaw Valley runs about 63 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Squaw Valley is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Squaw Valley. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Squaw Valley 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 Squaw Valley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Squaw Valley live in densely developed areas, about 53 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Squaw Valley are family households, above 86% of cities. Squaw Valley runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Paved land cover and Republican lean

Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Squaw Valley, 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 Squaw Valley looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Squaw Valley have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of cities. 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.