La Cresta-Alta Vista leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 49% of adults in La Cresta-Alta Vista typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Cresta-Alta Vista, ~21% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~51% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Cresta-Alta Vista compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, La Cresta-Alta Vista leans more Republican than 13 of 16 neighbors.
La Cresta-Alta Vista runs about 34 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while La Cresta-Alta Vista is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within La Cresta-Alta Vista. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+6), a spread of about 19 points.
Why La Cresta-Alta Vista 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 La Cresta-Alta Vista, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 82% of residents in La Cresta-Alta Vista drive to work alone, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and La Cresta-Alta Vista sits in the bottom quarter (about 19%, below 78% of neighborhoods). La Cresta-Alta Vista runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a never-married-heavy adult population and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as La Cresta-Alta Vista, Bakersfield, CA does.
Why turnout in La Cresta-Alta Vista looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 20% of homes in La Cresta-Alta Vista have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- College Heights Baker Street, Bakersfield, CA D+15
- Homaker Park, Bakersfield, CA D+13
- East Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+19
- Riviera-Westchester, Bakersfield, CA R+10
- Hillcrest-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA R+2
- Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+25
- Oleander Sunset, Bakersfield, CA D+17
- North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA R+42
- Bakersfield Country Club, Bakersfield, CA R+12
- Oakridge, Bakersfield, CA D+11
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA D+78
- Knollwood, Kalamazoo, MI D+42
- Fort des Moines, Des Moines, IA D+17
- Bayside West, Tampa, FL Even
- Shoreview, San Mateo, CA D+44
- La Colonia, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Camden, Salisbury, MD D+26
- Abilene Heights Area, Abilene, TX R+24
- Wesconnett, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Nashua Historic District, Nashua, NH D+24
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.