Boulevard leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Boulevard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boulevard, ~14% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boulevard compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boulevard leans more Republican than 6 of 18 neighbors.
Boulevard runs about 47 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Boulevard is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Boulevard 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 Boulevard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boulevard votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Boulevard runs about 47 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Boulevard sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 97% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Boulevard, 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 Boulevard looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Boulevard report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Live Oak Springs, CA R+27
- Tierra del Sol, CA R+27
- Bankhead Springs, CA R+31
- Barrett, CA R+27
- Jacumba, CA R+31
- Campo, CA R+31
- Boulder Oaks, CA R+29
- Boulder Park, CA R+35
- Cameron Corners, CA R+31
- Canyon City, CA R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fayetteville, TX R+71
- Progress, NY R+36
- Slanesville, WV R+59
- Harrison, ID R+43
- Sagaponack, NY D+30
- Washburn, MO R+71
- Buffalo Center, IA R+40
- St. Mary, KY R+55
- Okolona, TN R+59
- Bear River City, UT R+73
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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.