92508 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 70% of adults in 92508 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 92508, ~32% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 92508 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 92508 leans more Republican than 28 of 35 neighbors.
92508 runs about 29 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 92508 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 92508. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+22) and the north side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 92508 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 92508, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
92508 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 93%, far above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in 92508 are family households, above 98% of zip codes. 92508 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; 92508, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 92508 looks the way it does
Turnout in 92508 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.