Bridgeport leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Bridgeport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgeport, ~32% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgeport compares
Bridgeport sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Bridgeport runs about 31 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Bridgeport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bridgeport. The northwest side is the most split-leaning (R+12) and the south side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. Fewer than 1% of residents in Bridgeport live in densely developed areas, about 57 points below the California average of 58%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bridgeport sits in the bottom quarter (about 3%, in the bottom fraction of cities). Bridgeport runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Bridgeport, CA does.
Why turnout in Bridgeport looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Bridgeport own their home, about 32 points above the California average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- June Lake, CA D+16
- Smith, NV R+53
- Topaz Lake, NV R+46
- Topaz Ranch Estates, NV R+50
- Hawthorne, NV R+47
- Wellington, NV R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Menlo, IA R+43
- Fondis, CO R+50
- Eakly, OK R+72
- Reasnor, IA R+48
- South Solon, OH R+62
- Esopus, NY D+19
- Limestone, WV R+69
- Gossburg, TN R+66
- Iago, TX R+60
- Hubbard, NE R+55
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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.