Northwest Redlands leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Northwest Redlands typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northwest Redlands, ~22% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northwest Redlands compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Northwest Redlands leans more Democratic than 9 of 16 neighbors.
Northwest Redlands runs about 6 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Northwest Redlands. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+25) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+2), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Northwest Redlands 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 Northwest Redlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Northwest Redlands have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 39%).
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Northwest Redlands, Redlands, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Northwest Redlands looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in Northwest Redlands have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in Northwest Redlands rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Redlands, Redlands, CA D+17
- North Redlands, Redlands, CA D+6
- Riverview, San Bernardino, CA D+8
- North Central Loma Linda, Loma Linda, CA D+11
- Plymouth Village, Redlands, CA D+8
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
- South Redlands, Redlands, CA Even
- Lankershim, Highland, CA D+22
- Crossroads, Highland, CA R+5
- Curtis, Highland, CA D+22
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Marinwood, San Rafael, CA D+42
- Prairie Point-Wildberry, Kansas City, MO D+6
- West Congress, Austin, TX D+57
- Meadow Springs, Richland, WA R+7
- Village 12, Sacramento, CA D+31
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
- Camelot, San Antonio, TX D+20
- South Park, Tucson, AZ D+38
- South Flagstaff, Flagstaff, AZ D+51
- Anatolia Village, Rancho Cordova, CA D+10
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.