Landers leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Landers typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Landers, ~15% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Landers compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Landers leans more Republican than 6 of 9 neighbors.
Landers runs about 42 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Landers is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Landers. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+9) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+50), a spread of about 59 points.
Why Landers 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 Landers, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Landers votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Landers runs about 42 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Landers sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Landers, CA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Landers looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 48% of households in Landers rent, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Landers report food insecurity, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Joshua Tree, CA D+4
- Yucca Valley, CA R+22
- Sunfair, CA R+7
- Morongo Valley, CA R+18
- Twentynine Palms, CA R+24
- Big Bear, CA R+22
- Big Bear City, CA R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bluemont, VA R+8
- Herrick, IL R+70
- Alpha, IL R+34
- Banquete, TX R+11
- Sightly, WA R+40
- Montrose, IL R+70
- Sharon, OK R+80
- Hermitage, AR R+53
- Cold Brook, NY R+39
- Valier, MT R+50
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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.