Desert Palms, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Desert Palms

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

Desert Palms leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About more than 99% of adults in Desert Palms typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Desert Palms, ~55% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Desert Palms compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Desert Palms leans more Democratic than 12 of 29 neighbors.

Desert Palms runs about 14 points more Republican than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Desert Palms. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 14 points.

Why Desert Palms 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 Palms, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Desert Palms live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Desert Palms sits in the top quarter (about 45%, above 91% of cities).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Desert Palms, CA sits in the top 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 Desert Palms looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Desert Palms is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Desert Palms have completed high school, above 83% of cities. 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.