Edwards Air Force Base leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Edwards Air Force Base typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edwards Air Force Base, ~17% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edwards Air Force Base compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edwards Air Force Base leans more Republican than 2 of 12 neighbors.
Edwards Air Force Base runs about 30 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Edwards Air Force Base is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edwards Air Force Base. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+36), a spread of about 37 points.
Why Edwards Air Force Base 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 Edwards Air Force Base, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 87% of households in Edwards Air Force Base are family households, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 67%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Edwards Air Force Base runs against that pattern. Edwards Air Force Base runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Edwards Air Force Base, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Edwards Air Force Base looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 94% of households in Edwards Air Force Base rent, about 69 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Edwards AFB, CA R+12
- Edwards, CA R+12
- North Edwards, CA R+40
- California City, CA R+14
- Rosamond, CA R+19
- Desert Lake, CA R+45
- Boron, CA R+35
- Mojave, CA R+17
- Lancaster, CA D+14
- Willow Springs, CA R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodland Park, ID R+47
- Wiville, AR R+73
- Sitka, KS R+73
- Kampville, MO R+43
- Rattan, TX R+74
- Randsburg, CA R+36
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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.