Rialto, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Rialto

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Rialto leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.

 

About 41% of adults in Rialto typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rialto, ~25% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Rialto compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Rialto leans more Democratic than 62 of 64 neighbors.

Politically, Rialto sits close to the rest of California.

Why Rialto 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 Rialto, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 98% of residents in Rialto live in densely developed areas, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Rialto have never been married, above 95% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Rialto, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Rialto looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Rialto is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 31% of households in Rialto rent, above 85% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Rialto report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.