Civic Center leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Civic Center typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Civic Center, ~24% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Civic Center compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Civic Center is the most Democratic-leaning.
Civic Center runs about 14 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Civic Center. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+21), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Civic Center 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 Civic Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in Civic Center have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 36%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Civic Center, Stockton, 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 Civic Center looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Civic Center 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 44%, about 18 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 74% of households in Civic Center rent, compared to around 42% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Civic Center report food insecurity, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Pacific, Stockton, CA D+24
- Seaport, Stockton, CA D+27
- Park, Stockton, CA D+26
- Lakeview, Stockton, CA D+20
- Weston Ranch, Stockton, CA D+24
- Brookside, Stockton, CA D+12
- Lincoln Village Proper, Stockton, CA D+2
- Valley Oak, Stockton, CA D+12
- Lincoln Village West, Stockton, CA D+11
- Sherwoods Manor, Stockton, CA D+8
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Central, Salt Lake City, UT D+68
- Nuuanu-Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI D+31
- McCullough Hills, Henderson, NV D+4
- College Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+61
- Crocker Amazon, San Francisco, CA D+34
- Fairfield, Cypress, TX R+24
- Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Glen Oaks, Queens, NY D+8
- Montavilla, Portland, OR D+65
- Live Oak, Santa Cruz, CA D+50
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.