The 10 Most Conservative Cities In California For 2023


The most conservative cities in California are Susanville and Corning for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Nick Johnson | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: November 3, 2023

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of California would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Golden State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in California with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.

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The 10 most conservative places in California for 2023

  1. Susanville
  2. Corning
  3. Red Bluff
  4. Anderson
  5. Shasta Lake
  6. Redding
  7. Orland
  8. Willows
  9. Ione
  10. Marysville

If you’re wondering, San Francisco is the most liberal city in California of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in California.

Additional reading about California and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In California For 2023

1. Susanville

Susanville, CA

Source: Wikipedia User ShakataGaNai | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 74.8%
More on Susanville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Corning

Corning, CA

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 66.6%
More on Corning: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Red Bluff

Red Bluff, CA

Source: Wikipedia User Publichall | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 66.6%
More on Red Bluff: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Anderson

Anderson, CA

Source: Wikipedia User Flickr upload bot | CC BY 2.0

Percent Republican: 65.4%
More on Anderson: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

5. Shasta Lake

Percent Republican: 65.4%
More on Shasta Lake: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

6. Redding

Redding, CA

Source: Wikipedia User Razster at English Wikipedia | GFDL

Percent Republican: 65.4%
More on Redding: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Orland

Percent Republican: 62.5%
More on Orland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

8. Willows

Willows, CA

Source: Wikipedia User Visitor7 | CC BY-SA 3.0

Percent Republican: 62.5%
More on Willows: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Ione

Ione, CA

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 60.9%
More on Ione: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

10. Marysville

Marysville, CA

Source: Public domain

Percent Republican: 59.3%
More on Marysville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

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How we determined the most conservative cities in California for 2023

To find the most conservative places in California, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in California over 5,000 people based on the 2017-2021 American Community Survey. That left us with 428 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 428 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Susanville, is “The Most Conservative City in California For 2023”. The most liberal place in California was San Francisco.

We updated this article for 2023. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in California.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in California

Well, there you have it, the places in California that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Susanville ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in California:

  1. San Francisco
  2. Tiburon
  3. Fairfax

For more California reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In California

Rank City Population % Conservative
1 Susanville, CA 16,305 74.8%
2 Corning, CA 8,156 66.6%
3 Red Bluff, CA 14,557 66.6%
4 Anderson, CA 11,208 65.4%
5 Shasta Lake, CA 10,399 65.4%
6 Redding, CA 93,251 65.4%
7 Orland, CA 8,168 62.5%
8 Willows, CA 6,241 62.5%
9 Ione, CA 5,462 60.9%
10 Marysville, CA 12,451 59.3%
11 Williams, CA 5,520 57.3%
12 Colusa, CA 6,359 57.3%
13 Live Oak, CA 9,119 57.2%
14 Yuba City, CA 69,540 57.2%
15 Yreka, CA 7,807 56.6%
16 Crescent City, CA 6,686 56.4%
17 Hanford, CA 57,359 54.9%
18 Corcoran, CA 22,616 54.9%
19 Lemoore, CA 26,631 54.9%
20 Avenal, CA 13,881 54.9%
21 Madera, CA 66,173 54.7%
22 Chowchilla, CA 18,826 54.7%
23 Bakersfield, CA 398,756 53.9%
24 California City, CA 14,914 53.9%
25 Wasco, CA 27,505 53.9%
26 Mcfarland, CA 14,085 53.9%
27 Arvin, CA 19,568 53.9%
28 Taft, CA 8,730 53.9%
29 Tehachapi, CA 13,346 53.9%
30 Ridgecrest, CA 27,989 53.9%
31 Delano, CA 52,206 53.9%
32 Shafter, CA 19,897 53.9%
33 Placerville, CA 10,777 53.2%
34 South Lake Tahoe, CA 21,355 53.2%
35 Visalia, CA 140,109 52.8%
36 Exeter, CA 10,349 52.8%
37 Farmersville, CA 10,441 52.8%
38 Woodlake, CA 7,458 52.8%
39 Lindsay, CA 12,551 52.8%
40 Tulare, CA 68,395 52.8%
41 Porterville, CA 62,164 52.8%
42 Dinuba, CA 24,383 52.8%
43 Loomis, CA 6,791 52.1%
44 Lincoln, CA 49,203 52.1%
45 Rocklin, CA 70,317 52.1%
46 Auburn, CA 13,738 52.1%
47 Roseville, CA 145,687 52.1%
48 Ceres, CA 49,132 48.4%
49 Turlock, CA 72,494 48.4%
50 Waterford, CA 9,100 48.4%
51 Hughson, CA 7,425 48.4%
52 Riverbank, CA 24,714 48.4%
53 Newman, CA 12,154 48.4%
54 Modesto, CA 217,728 48.4%
55 Patterson, CA 23,517 48.4%
56 Oakdale, CA 23,016 48.4%
57 Oroville, CA 20,409 47.7%
58 Chico, CA 103,898 47.7%
59 Gridley, CA 7,510 47.7%
60 Paradise, CA 7,730 47.7%
61 Clearlake, CA 16,468 45.5%
62 Lakeport, CA 5,048 45.5%
63 Huron, CA 6,277 45.1%
64 Coalinga, CA 17,560 45.1%
65 Orange Cove, CA 9,680 45.1%
66 Parlier, CA 14,666 45.1%
67 Selma, CA 24,545 45.1%
68 Sanger, CA 26,424 45.1%
69 Fowler, CA 6,675 45.1%
70 Mendota, CA 12,534 45.1%
71 Firebaugh, CA 8,040 45.1%
72 Fresno, CA 538,678 45.1%
73 Clovis, CA 118,488 45.1%
74 Kingsburg, CA 12,413 45.1%
75 Reedley, CA 25,168 45.1%
76 Kerman, CA 15,817 45.1%
77 Corona, CA 157,844 45.0%
78 Riverside, CA 314,858 45.0%
79 Hemet, CA 88,903 45.0%
80 Indio, CA 88,542 45.0%
81 Canyon Lake, CA 11,071 45.0%
82 Eastvale, CA 68,539 45.0%
83 Banning, CA 29,664 45.0%
84 Calimesa, CA 10,053 45.0%
85 Palm Springs, CA 44,799 45.0%
86 Beaumont, CA 52,081 45.0%
87 Perris, CA 78,106 45.0%
88 Rancho Mirage, CA 17,129 45.0%
89 Desert Hot Springs, CA 31,988 45.0%
90 Cathedral City, CA 51,836 45.0%
91 Moreno Valley, CA 208,371 45.0%
92 Palm Desert, CA 51,081 45.0%
93 Lake Elsinore, CA 68,822 45.0%
94 Murrieta, CA 111,096 45.0%
95 Menifee, CA 101,089 45.0%
96 Blythe, CA 18,125 45.0%
97 La Quinta, CA 37,846 45.0%
98 Wildomar, CA 36,511 45.0%
99 San Jacinto, CA 53,299 45.0%
100 Coachella, CA 42,123 45.0%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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