Homeland leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Homeland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Homeland, ~18% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~57% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Homeland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Homeland leans more Republican than 29 of 48 neighbors.
Homeland runs about 38 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Homeland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Homeland. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Homeland 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 Homeland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Homeland votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 43%, well below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Homeland sits in the bottom quarter (about 8%, below 96% of cities). Homeland 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; Homeland, 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 Homeland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Homeland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Homeland report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Homeland have completed high school, below 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sun City, CA R+15
- Juniper Springs, CA R+34
- Nuevo, CA R+22
- Menifee, CA R+14
- Hemet, CA R+5
- Perris, CA D+14
- Winchester, CA R+22
- San Jacinto, CA R+3
- Good Hope, CA D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reeds Spring, MO R+52
- International Falls, MN R+21
- White Oak, PA R+7
- Shirley, MA D+12
- North Sioux City, SD R+38
- Derby, CO D+13
- Amherst, VA R+34
- Caddo Mills, TX R+66
- Dillon, MT R+38
- Robertsville, NJ R+16
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.