Ventucopa leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Ventucopa typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ventucopa, ~22% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ventucopa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ventucopa leans more Republican than 2 of 9 neighbors.
Ventucopa runs about 37 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Ventucopa is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ventucopa. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Ventucopa 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 Ventucopa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Ventucopa live in densely developed areas, about 57 points below the California average of 58%. Ventucopa runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ventucopa, CA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Ventucopa looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Ventucopa is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Pine Mountain Club, CA R+9
- New Cuyama, CA R+23
- Maricopa, CA R+63
- Cuyama, CA R+23
- South Taft, CA R+19
- Lake of the Woods, CA R+31
- Taft, CA R+40
- Ford City, CA R+57
- Frazier Park, CA R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Claresville, VA R+23
- Annemanie, AL R+20
- Natrona, IL R+58
- Coaledo, OR R+31
- Wyatts, NY R+24
- Lone Elm, KS R+63
- Orearville, MO R+56
- Worthington, MO R+71
- Vermillion, KS R+63
- Gould, OK R+73
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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.