93212 leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 40% of adults in 93212 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 93212, ~22% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 93212 compares
93212 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
93212 runs about 10 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 93212. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+17) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 93212 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 93212, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 51% of adults in 93212 have never been married, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 35%). Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in 93212 is about 13%, about 59 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 93212, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 93212 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 93212 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 40%, about 22 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in 93212 rent, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in 93212 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.