93461 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 93461 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 93461, ~20% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 93461 compares
93461 runs about 53 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 93461 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 93461. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+54) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 32 points.
Why 93461 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 93461, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in 93461 drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 93461 sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 89% of zip codes). 93461 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 93461, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 93461 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 21% of homes in 93461 have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction 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.