El Cerritos leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 48% of adults in El Cerritos typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in El Cerritos, ~36% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How El Cerritos compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, El Cerritos leans more Democratic than 29 of 34 neighbors.
El Cerritos runs about 28 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why El Cerritos leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for El Cerritos, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in El Cerritos live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in El Cerritos have never been married, above 80% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; El Cerritos, San Diego, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in El Cerritos looks the way it does
Turnout in El Cerritos sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Darnall, San Diego, CA D+31
- Talmadge, San Diego, CA D+48
- Rolando, San Diego, CA D+42
- City Heights East, San Diego, CA D+31
- College Area, San Diego, CA D+41
- Oak Park, San Diego, CA D+30
- Kensington, San Diego, CA D+57
- City Heights West, San Diego, CA D+41
- East San Diego, San Diego, CA D+45
- Ridgeview-Webster, San Diego, CA D+37
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Pettit-Rudisill, Fort Wayne, IN D+61
- Prairie-Piper-KC-KS, Kansas City, KS R+7
- Thomas Manor, El Paso, TX D+29
- Sobrante Park, Oakland, CA D+52
- South Westside, Olympia, WA D+54
- Strathmore, Syracuse, NY D+48
- Cutten, Eureka, CA D+16
- Jacobs, Louisville, KY D+53
- Village at North Hills, Northglenn, CO D+18
- La Avenida, Rochester, NY D+62
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.