93277 leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 55% of adults in 93277 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 93277, ~23% vote Democratic, ~33% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 93277 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 93277 leans more Republican than 7 of 10 neighbors.
93277 runs about 39 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 93277 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 93277. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+28), a spread of about 29 points.
Why 93277 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 93277, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
93277 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 91%, 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 74% of households in 93277 are family households, above 76% of zip codes. 93277 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as 93277, CA does.
Why turnout in 93277 looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 42% of households in 93277 rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in 93277 have more than one occupant per room, above 87% 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.