Vorden leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Vorden typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vorden, ~18% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vorden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vorden leans more Republican than 38 of 53 neighbors.
Vorden runs about 35 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Vorden is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Vorden 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 Vorden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Vorden live in densely developed areas, about 54 points below the California average of 58%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Vorden are family households, above 84% of cities. Vorden runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Vorden, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Vorden looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vorden is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 59% of households in Vorden rent, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 11% of homes in Vorden have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Walker Landing, CA Even
- Howard Landing, CA D+12
- Locke, CA R+25
- Hood, CA R+3
- Thornton, CA R+26
- Clarksburg, CA R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Branscomb, CA D+36
- Dana, IL R+47
- Maple Point, IL R+62
- Corning, MN R+39
- Vixen, LA R+82
- Schenley, PA R+54
- Hamilton, IA R+51
- Penton, AL R+53
- Tipperary, MO R+66
- Sudbury, VT R+20
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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.