La Sierra Acres leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 39% of adults in La Sierra Acres typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Sierra Acres, ~21% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Sierra Acres compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, La Sierra Acres leans more Democratic than 9 of 14 neighbors.
La Sierra Acres runs about 12 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within La Sierra Acres. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 29 points.
Why La Sierra Acres leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in La Sierra Acres. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; La Sierra Acres, Riverside, 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 La Sierra Acres looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. La Sierra Acres 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 La Sierra Acres report food insecurity, above 82% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 72% of adults in La Sierra Acres have completed high school, below 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- La Sierra Hills, Riverside, CA Even
- Arlanza, Riverside, CA D+15
- La Sierra, Riverside, CA D+9
- Arlington, Riverside, CA D+11
- Airport, Riverside, CA D+9
- Ramona, Riverside, CA D+7
- Arlington South, Riverside, CA R+2
- La Sierra South, Riverside, CA Even
- Presidential Park, Riverside, CA D+5
- Grand, Riverside, CA D+4
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mission-Garin, Hayward, CA D+43
- North Deering, Portland, ME D+46
- Highland Hills, Henderson, NV R+9
- Muscoy, San Bernardino, CA D+20
- Near Southside, Columbus, OH D+72
- Alderwood Manor, Lynnwood, WA D+23
- Cleveland Park, Washington, DC D+77
- Sunnyside, Clackamas, OR D+26
- Glendale-Heatherdowns, Toledo, OH D+24
- Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ D+8
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.