Terra Bella leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Terra Bella typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Terra Bella, ~16% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Terra Bella compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Terra Bella leans more Republican than 9 of 26 neighbors.
Terra Bella runs about 35 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Terra Bella is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Terra Bella. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Terra Bella 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 Terra Bella, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Terra Bella hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points below the California average of 35%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Terra Bella runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Terra Bella are family households, above 98% of cities.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Terra Bella, CA does.
Why turnout in Terra Bella looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Terra Bella is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 36% of households in Terra Bella rent, above 91% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Terra Bella report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ducor, CA R+31
- Woodville, CA D+6
- Nanceville, CA R+45
- Porterville, CA R+9
- East Porterville, CA R+32
- Richgrove, CA R+13
- White River, CA R+45
- Strathmore, CA R+18
- Pixley, CA R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Johnsburg, IL R+19
- Clinton, WA D+37
- Versailles, MO R+62
- Culloden, WV R+48
- Barnesville, OH R+57
- Sturbridge, MA D+7
- Bethel Heights, AR R+20
- Bruceton Mills, WV R+45
- Lolo, MT R+17
- Taylor, PA R+2
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.