Calipatria leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Calipatria typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Calipatria, ~17% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Calipatria compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Calipatria leans more Republican than 2 of 7 neighbors.
Calipatria runs about 28 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Calipatria is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Calipatria. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+5) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Calipatria 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 Calipatria, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Calipatria drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Calipatria sits in the bottom quarter (about 5%, in the bottom fraction of cities). Calipatria runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Calipatria, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Calipatria looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Calipatria 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 33%, about 29 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 61% of households in Calipatria rent, compared to around 43% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Calipatria report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
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- Sidney, NE R+53
- Pahokee, FL D+39
- Weare, NH R+11
- Blairstown, NJ R+31
- Roanoke, IN R+45
- Folsom, PA R+7
- Bunnlevel, NC R+18
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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.