Running Springs leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Running Springs typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Running Springs, ~23% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Running Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Running Springs leans more Republican than 41 of 51 neighbors.
Running Springs runs about 47 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Running Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Running Springs. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Running Springs 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 Running Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Running Springs votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, far below the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Running Springs runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Running Springs, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Running Springs looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Running Springs have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smiley Park, CA R+43
- Green Valley Lake, CA R+14
- Skyforest, CA R+18
- Cedar Glen, CA R+32
- Crest Park, CA R+19
- Lake Arrowhead, CA R+24
- Blue Jay, CA R+16
- Rimforest, CA R+18
- Twin Peaks, CA R+23
- Glen Martin, CA R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Murfreesboro, NC D+31
- Big Bear Lake, CA R+19
- Cherry Valley, IL R+15
- Blauvelt, NY R+13
- Slocomb, AL R+75
- Strasburg, CO R+51
- Richwood, TX R+34
- Lincoln, MA D+43
- Boxborough, MA D+26
- Williamsburg, MI R+8
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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.