Borrego Springs leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Borrego Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Borrego Springs, ~20% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Borrego Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Borrego Springs leans more Republican than 5 of 12 neighbors.
Borrego Springs runs about 34 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Borrego Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Borrego Springs. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Borrego Springs 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 Borrego Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Borrego Springs live in densely developed areas, about 53 points below the California average of 58%. Borrego Springs runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Borrego Springs, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Borrego Springs looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 31% of households in Borrego Springs rent, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Borrego Springs sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ranchita, CA R+25
- Ocotillo Wells, CA R+29
- Julian, CA R+7
- Wynola, CA R+19
- Warner Springs, CA R+19
- Pine Hills, CA R+13
- Santa Ysabel, CA R+23
- Salton City, CA R+12
- Mount Laguna, CA R+33
- One Hundred Palms, CA D+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oak Ridge North, TX R+37
- Onawa, IA R+41
- Cornwall On Hudson, NY D+7
- Edgewood, PA D+69
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI R+2
- Collinsville, TX R+66
- Kingsbury, TX R+52
- Winfield, PA R+42
- Lone Oak, TX R+73
- Milan, NM R+12
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.