Date City leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Date City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Date City, ~16% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Date City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Date City leans more Republican than 10 of 11 neighbors.
Date City runs about 53 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Date City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Date City. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Date City 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 Date City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Date City votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Date City runs about 53 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Date City are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Date City, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Date City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Date City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 47% of households in Date City rent, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Date City report food insecurity, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holtville, CA R+12
- Heber, CA D+5
- Calexico, CA D+12
- El Centro, CA D+6
- Meloland, CA R+12
- Imperial, CA R+12
- Brawley, CA D+4
- Mount Signal, CA R+12
- Wiest, CA R+36
- Seeley, CA R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver City, SD R+42
- Graceham, MD R+33
- Naola, VA R+48
- Metz, CA R+3
- Marley Mill, AL R+84
- Delwood, IL R+62
- Mc Neill, MS R+70
- Deckertown, NY R+7
- Mount Pleasant, NJ R+44
- Copper Harbor, MI D+20
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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.