96050 leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 54% of adults in 96050 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 96050, ~19% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 96050 compares
96050 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
96050 runs about 50 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while 96050 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 96050 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 96050, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in 96050 live in densely developed areas, about 55 points below the California average of 58%. 96050 runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 96050, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 96050 looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in 96050 have more than one occupant per room, 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.