Cold Springs, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Cold Springs

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

Cold Springs leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Cold Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cold Springs, ~30% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Cold Springs compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Cold Springs leans more Republican than 24 of 59 neighbors.

Cold Springs runs about 43 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Cold Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Cold Springs 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 Cold Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Cold Springs votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Cold Springs runs about 43 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 92% of households in Cold Springs are family households, in the top fraction of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cold Springs, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Cold Springs looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Cold Springs have completed high school, about 14 points above the California average of 86%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Cold Springs own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.