92239 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 24% of adults in 92239 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 92239, ~8% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~76% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 92239 compares
92239 runs about 53 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 92239 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 92239 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 92239, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
92239 votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while 92239 runs about 53 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and 92239 sits in the bottom quarter on density (fewer than 1%, in the bottom fraction of zip codes). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in 92239 are family households, above 98% of zip codes.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 92239, 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 92239 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 92239 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in 92239 report food insecurity, above 96% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in 92239 have completed high school, below 91% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.