Biola leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Biola typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Biola, ~16% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Biola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Biola leans more Republican than 12 of 28 neighbors.
Biola runs about 41 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Biola is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Biola. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+17), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Biola leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Biola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Biola votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Biola runs about 41 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Biola are family households, above 98% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Biola, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Biola looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Biola 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 42% of households in Biola rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Biola report food insecurity, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Madera, CA Even
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- Oleander, CA R+37
- Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, CA R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Holmwood, LA R+77
- Covington, TX R+75
- Leoti, KS R+53
- Homer, IL R+38
- Deer Island, OR R+30
- West Concord, MN R+42
- Beavertown, PA R+68
- Harwich Port, MA D+21
- Raymond, NE R+44
- Half Moon, NC R+28
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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.