Desert Edge is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Desert Edge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Desert Edge, ~30% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Desert Edge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Desert Edge sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 19 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 13 leaning the other way.
Desert Edge runs about 22 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Desert Edge sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Desert Edge. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+15), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Desert Edge 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 Desert Edge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Desert Edge votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Desert Edge runs about 22 points more Republican.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Desert Edge, CA does.
Why turnout in Desert Edge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Desert Edge is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of adults in Desert Edge report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Desert Edge have completed high school, below 77% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Garnet, CA D+20
- Sky Valley, CA R+5
- Desert Hot Springs, CA D+13
- North Palm Springs, CA D+15
- Cathedral City, CA D+22
- Thousand Palms, CA D+8
- Palm Springs, CA D+37
- Rancho Mirage, CA D+15
- Morongo Valley, CA R+18
- Desert Palms, CA D+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kirkville, NY R+20
- Nahunta, GA R+76
- Edgewood, OH R+22
- Havana, IL R+40
- Oley, PA R+30
- Masontown, PA R+37
- Mount Holly Springs, PA R+29
- Petersburg, WV R+65
- North Richmond, CA D+53
- Sterlington, LA R+57
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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.