Cedar Glen leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Cedar Glen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Glen, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Glen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Glen leans more Republican than 48 of 54 neighbors.
Cedar Glen runs about 52 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Cedar Glen is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cedar Glen. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Cedar Glen 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 Cedar Glen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cedar Glen votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, well below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Cedar Glen runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Cedar Glen, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Cedar Glen looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Cedar Glen have completed high school, about 11 points above the California average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Skyforest, CA R+18
- Lake Arrowhead, CA R+24
- Crest Park, CA R+19
- Blue Jay, CA R+16
- Twin Peaks, CA R+23
- Rimforest, CA R+18
- Running Springs, CA R+27
- Green Valley Lake, CA R+14
- Smiley Park, CA R+43
- Crestline, CA R+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Daviston, AL R+77
- Cleveland, UT R+76
- Oklahoma, PA R+31
- Carnes, IA R+52
- Fox, OH R+55
- Springtown, PA R+36
- Ford, WA D+7
- Rockport, AR R+54
- Paris, MS R+70
- Nick, KY R+65
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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.