Dulzura leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Dulzura typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dulzura, ~12% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dulzura compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dulzura leans more Republican than 23 of 33 neighbors.
Dulzura runs about 50 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Dulzura is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Dulzura. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Dulzura 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 Dulzura, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dulzura votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Dulzura runs about 50 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Dulzura sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of cities).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Dulzura, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Dulzura looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Dulzura 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 31% of households in Dulzura rent, above 85% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 5% of homes in Dulzura have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
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- Alpine Heights, CA R+44
- Canyon City, CA R+17
- Cameron Corners, CA R+31
- Rancho San Diego, CA R+18
- Alpine, CA R+30
- Campo, CA R+31
- Spring Valley, CA D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Akron, IA R+57
- Tioga, TX R+67
- Olla, LA R+91
- Winfield, TN R+74
- Bylas, AZ D+54
- Dewy Rose, GA R+45
- Minerva Park, OH D+30
- Gilmanton, NH R+15
- Jefferson, ME R+31
- Fort Deposit, AL D+30
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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.