Cerritos leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Cerritos typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cerritos, ~39% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cerritos compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cerritos leans more Democratic than 59 of 136 neighbors.
Politically, Cerritos sits close to the rest of California.
Why Cerritos 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 Cerritos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Cerritos live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Cerritos sits in the top quarter (about 58%, above 96% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cerritos, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cerritos looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cerritos is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Artesia, CA D+16
- La Palma, CA D+4
- Hawaiian Gardens, CA D+27
- Norwalk, CA D+26
- Lakewood, CA D+17
- Cypress, CA D+3
- Buena Park, CA D+8
- Bellflower, CA D+28
- La Mirada, CA D+10
- Los Alamitos, CA Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuckahoe, VA D+13
- Draper, UT R+12
- Florin, CA D+25
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Bel Air South, MD Even
- Grovetown, GA Even
- San Benito, TX R+3
- Country Club, FL R+22
- Florence, KY R+19
- Haltom City, TX R+12
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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.