Hodge leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Hodge typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hodge, ~13% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hodge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hodge leans more Republican than 8 of 12 neighbors.
Hodge runs about 52 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Hodge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hodge. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Hodge 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 Hodge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Hodge hold a bachelor's degree, about 29 points below the California average of 35%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Hodge are family households, above 76% of cities. Hodge runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Hodge, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Hodge looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hodge 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 30% of households in Hodge rent, above 84% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of adults in Hodge report food insecurity, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hinkley, CA R+41
- Lenwood, CA R+23
- Helendale, CA R+29
- Barstow, CA R+13
- Nebo Center, CA R+23
- Oro Grande, CA R+18
- Lockhart, CA R+48
- Daggett, CA R+34
- Apple Valley, CA R+26
- Yermo, CA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Abell, MD R+42
- Iona, MN R+61
- Valverda, LA R+51
- Rosie, AR R+73
- Crackertown, FL R+62
- Welty, OK R+69
- North Sandwich, NH D+32
- Rapps Mill, VA R+45
- Hovey, IN R+54
- Hewlett, VA R+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.