Crossroads is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Crossroads typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crossroads, ~26% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crossroads compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crossroads is the most Republican-leaning.
Crossroads runs about 25 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Crossroads is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Crossroads. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+4) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Crossroads 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 Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crossroads votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Crossroads runs about 25 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Crossroads, Highland, CA sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Crossroads looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in Crossroads have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Crossroads have completed high school, below 73% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- San Andreas, Highland, CA D+13
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
- Lankershim, Highland, CA D+22
- San Gorgonio, Highland, CA D+22
- Belevedere, San Bernardino, CA R+3
- NE-Sterling, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- Curtis, Highland, CA D+22
- Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- Northwest Redlands, Redlands, CA D+14
- Drnag, San Bernardino, CA D+13
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ardenwood, Fremont, CA D+36
- Northeast Hazel Dell, Hazel Dell, WA D+18
- Hill East, Washington, DC D+80
- Sundance, Buckeye, AZ R+8
- Lankershim, Highland, CA D+22
- Lincoln Park, Washington, DC D+84
- Barnaby Woods, Washington, DC D+74
- Panther Creek, The Woodlands, TX R+22
- N Albuquerque Acres, Albuquerque, NM Even
- Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY D+79
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.