Tulelake leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Tulelake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tulelake, ~12% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tulelake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tulelake is the least Republican-leaning.
Tulelake runs about 53 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Tulelake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tulelake. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Tulelake 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 Tulelake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tulelake votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Tulelake runs about 53 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Tulelake sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities). Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tulelake sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Tulelake, 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 Tulelake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tulelake 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 49%, about 13 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Tulelake report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 76% of adults in Tulelake have completed high school, below 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Burbank, OH R+58
- Glenwood, GA R+45
- State Center, IA R+41
- Conneautville, PA R+54
- Maury, NC R+12
- Belhaven, NC Even
- Bradford, RI R+8
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- Doolittle, TX R+8
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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.