Yolano leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Yolano typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yolano, ~13% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yolano compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yolano leans more Republican than 42 of 46 neighbors.
Yolano runs about 47 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Yolano is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Yolano. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Yolano 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 Yolano, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Yolano votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Yolano runs about 47 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Yolano sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Yolano, CA sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Yolano looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 33% of households in Yolano rent, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Yolano have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dixon, CA R+5
- Binghamton, CA R+29
- Clarksburg, CA R+9
- El Macero, CA D+53
- Paintersville, CA R+9
- Davis, CA D+66
- Courtland, CA R+5
- Elmira, CA R+30
- Hood, CA R+3
- Howard Landing, CA D+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Tree Corners, DE R+11
- Lone Oak, TN R+71
- Berlin, ND R+59
- Long Lake Colony, SD R+61
- Santa Fe, OH R+71
- Coakley, KY R+72
- Leatherwood, TN R+70
- Lenna, OK R+63
- Shiloh Hill, IL R+60
- Showell, MD R+28
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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.