Artisan leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Artisan typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Artisan, ~21% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Artisan compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Artisan leans more Republican than 3 of 14 neighbors.
Artisan runs about 26 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Artisan is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Artisan leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Artisan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Artisan drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Artisan runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Artisan, Bakersfield, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Artisan looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 14% of homes in Artisan have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Terra Vista, Bakersfield, CA R+7
- Tevis Ranch, Bakersfield, CA R+17
- The Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+22
- Silver Creek, Bakersfield, CA R+5
- Seven Oaks at Grand Island, Bakersfield, CA R+22
- Seven Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+28
- Haggin Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+19
- Laurelglen, Bakersfield, CA R+15
- The Seasons, Bakersfield, CA R+9
- Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Homeland, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Eberwhite, Ann Arbor, MI D+79
- San Miguel Ranch, Chula Vista, CA D+11
- Gentilly Woods, New Orleans, LA D+73
- Ridgewood, Springfield, OH R+4
- Wyndmoor, Glenside, PA D+57
- Happy Hollow, Valley Falls, RI Even
- Monterey Lakes, Largo, FL R+10
- Highland Park, Birmingham, AL D+36
- Aurora-Butteville-Barlow, Canby, OR D+14
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.