Sutter leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Sutter typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sutter, ~20% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sutter compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sutter leans more Republican than 26 of 35 neighbors.
Sutter runs about 67 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Sutter is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sutter 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 Sutter, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sutter votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Sutter runs about 67 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Sutter drive to work alone, above 83% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Sutter, CA does.
Why turnout in Sutter looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Sutter have completed high school, about 10 points above the California average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Yuba City, CA R+20
- Lomo, CA R+40
- Meridian, CA R+49
- Live Oak, CA R+27
- Sycamore, CA R+41
- Pennington, CA R+51
- Grimes, CA R+33
- Marysville, CA R+12
- Linda, CA R+9
- Olivehurst, CA R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Glenville, PA R+51
- Belville, NC R+16
- West Union, IA R+26
- Burt, MI R+38
- Walker, MN R+20
- Burlington, KS R+52
- Woodville, FL R+26
- Brackenridge, PA R+9
- Hancock, MD R+57
- Cashton, WI R+30
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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.