93201 leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 20% of adults in 93201 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 93201, ~8% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~80% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 93201 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 93201 is the most Republican-leaning.
93201 runs about 40 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 93201 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 93201 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 93201, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 4% of adults in 93201 hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points below the California average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 93201 are family households, above 96% of zip codes. 93201 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as 93201, CA does.
Why turnout in 93201 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 93201 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 44%, about 18 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 59% of households in 93201 rent, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in 93201 report food insecurity, above 98% 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.