Twin Bridges leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Twin Bridges typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Twin Bridges, ~28% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Twin Bridges compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Twin Bridges leans more Republican than 11 of 19 neighbors.
Twin Bridges runs about 36 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Twin Bridges is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Twin Bridges 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 Twin Bridges, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Twin Bridges live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Twin Bridges are family households, above 85% of cities. Twin Bridges runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Twin Bridges, CA sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Twin Bridges looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Twin Bridges is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Twin Bridges own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Twin Bridges have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kyburz, CA R+16
- Echo Lake, CA D+7
- Kirkwood, CA D+8
- South Lake Tahoe, CA D+18
- Tahoma, CA D+3
- Stateline, NV D+4
- Zephyr Cove, NV R+5
- Homewood, CA D+3
- Sorensens, CA D+36
- White Hall, CA R+21
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pickens, WV R+67
- Harshasville, OH R+68
- Clear Lake, OK R+84
- Matoy, OK R+75
- Circle, AK D+27
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.