Weedpatch is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 27% of adults in Weedpatch typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weedpatch, ~13% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~73% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weedpatch compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weedpatch sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 3 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 11 leaning the other way.
Weedpatch runs about 21 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Weedpatch sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Weedpatch. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 39 points.
Why Weedpatch 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 Weedpatch, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Weedpatch votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Weedpatch runs about 21 points more Republican.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Weedpatch, CA does.
Why turnout in Weedpatch looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Weedpatch 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 33%, about 29 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 69% of households in Weedpatch rent, compared to around 33% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in Weedpatch report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lamont, CA D+15
- Arvin, CA D+9
- Edmundson Acres, CA Even
- Di Giorgio, CA R+31
- Pumpkin Center, CA R+29
- Edison, CA R+36
- Bakersfield, CA R+12
- Oildale, CA R+34
- Cawelo, CA R+52
- Bear Valley Springs, CA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hackneyville, AL R+87
- Barronett, WI R+28
- Lenore, WV R+74
- Merigold, MS D+24
- South Newbury, NH R+19
- Vernon, MS R+55
- Norwood, IL R+21
- Hebron, MS D+3
- Leatherwood, VA R+34
- Twin View Heights, IA R+5
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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.