Rexland Acres leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Rexland Acres typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rexland Acres, ~21% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rexland Acres compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rexland Acres leans more Democratic than 13 of 17 neighbors.
Rexland Acres runs about 12 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Rexland Acres. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+15) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+2), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Rexland Acres 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 Rexland Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Rexland Acres have never been married, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Rexland Acres, Bakersfield, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Rexland Acres looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rexland Acres is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 20 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Rexland Acres report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Rexland Acres have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Greenfield, Bakersfield, CA D+2
- Stone Meadows, Bakersfield, CA R+4
- Casa Loma, Bakersfield, CA D+20
- Benton Park, Bakersfield, CA D+6
- Stonegate, Bakersfield, CA R+8
- Castle Ranch, Bakersfield, CA R+7
- Ridgeview Estates, Bakersfield, CA R+12
- The Seasons, Bakersfield, CA R+9
- Lakeview-Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+25
- Spice Tract, Bakersfield, CA Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Grass Lawn, Redmond, WA D+50
- Avon Hill, Cambridge, MA D+79
- Baylor, Waco, TX D+8
- Cuyler, Chicago, IL D+76
- Sable Altura Chambers, Aurora, CO D+24
- MacKenzie, Detroit, MI D+87
- Bayview Area, Baltimore, MD D+20
- Lincoln Village Proper, Stockton, CA D+2
- Edmund F Burton, Oak Park, IL D+75
- Laurelglen, Bakersfield, CA R+15
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.