Sutter Creek leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Sutter Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sutter Creek, ~26% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sutter Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sutter Creek leans more Republican than 21 of 51 neighbors.
Sutter Creek runs about 49 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Sutter Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sutter Creek. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Sutter Creek 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 Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Sutter Creek votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Sutter Creek runs about 49 points more Republican.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sutter Creek, CA sits above the national average 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 Sutter Creek looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Sutter Creek have completed high school, about 11 points above the California average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Amador City, CA R+29
- Jackson, CA R+32
- Drytown, CA R+33
- Sunnybrook, CA R+40
- Pine Grove, CA R+29
- Plymouth, CA R+38
- Fiddletown, CA R+29
- Carbondale, CA R+52
- Mokelumne Hill, CA R+32
- Ione, CA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dauphin, PA R+31
- Many Farms, AZ D+61
- Olustee, FL R+32
- Wheatland, CA R+37
- Slaughter, LA R+28
- Nocona, TX R+65
- Shelby, AL R+78
- Lakewood, NY R+13
- Carrollton, MO R+55
- Durham, CA R+23
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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.