95317 is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 34% of adults in 95317 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 95317, ~6% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 95317 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 95317 is the most Republican-leaning.
95317 runs about 81 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 95317 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 95317 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 95317, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in 95317 hold a bachelor's degree, about 22 points below the California average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in 95317 are family households, above 88% of zip codes. 95317 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 95317, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 95317 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 95317 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 49%, about 13 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 62% of households in 95317 rent, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in 95317 report food insecurity, above 92% 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.