93562 leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 44% of adults in 93562 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 93562, ~12% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~56% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 93562 compares
93562 runs about 66 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 93562 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 93562. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 27 points.
Why 93562 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 93562, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
93562 votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while 93562 runs about 66 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 93562 sits in the bottom quarter (about 13%, below 87% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 93562, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 93562 looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. 93562 sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in 93562 report food insecurity, above 82% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in 93562 have completed high school, below 78% 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.