City Heights East, San Diego, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in City Heights East

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

City Heights East leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 32% of adults in City Heights East typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in City Heights East, ~21% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How City Heights East compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, City Heights East leans more Democratic than 9 of 43 neighbors.

City Heights East runs about 11 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within City Heights East. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 11 points.

Why City Heights East leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for City Heights East, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in City Heights East live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in City Heights East have never been married, above 79% of neighborhoods.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; City Heights East, San Diego, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 City Heights East looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. City Heights East 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 45%, about 17 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 79% of households in City Heights East rent, compared to around 56% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 36% of adults in City Heights East report food insecurity, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.