93206 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 26% of adults in 93206 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 93206, ~10% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~74% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 93206 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 93206 leans more Republican than 2 of 5 neighbors.
93206 runs about 44 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 93206 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 93206. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+56) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+31), a spread of about 24 points.
Why 93206 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 93206, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in 93206 hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points below the California average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 93206 are family households, above 96% of zip codes. 93206 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a high uninsured rate tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 93206, CA does.
Why turnout in 93206 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 93206 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 46%, about 16 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in 93206 rent, compared to around 36% in nearby zip codes. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in 93206 report food insecurity, above 97% 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.