Spreckels is a true toss-up. About 51% of voters here vote Democratic and 49% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Spreckels typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spreckels, ~28% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spreckels compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spreckels sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 4 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 29 leaning the other way.
Spreckels runs about 19 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spreckels. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Spreckels leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Spreckels. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Spreckels, 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 Spreckels looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Spreckels have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Spreckels have completed high school, below 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Garrison, CA R+2
- Salinas, CA D+29
- Carmel Valley Village, CA D+31
- Marina, CA D+32
- Carmel Valley, CA D+30
- Seaside, CA D+36
- Chualar, CA Even
- Robles Del Rio, CA D+30
- Del Rey Oaks, CA D+27
- Sand City, CA D+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Catarrh, SC R+53
- Rising City, NE R+67
- Powers, AL R+11
- Strickland, MI R+49
- Churdan, IA R+55
- Chicora, MI R+35
- Gallman, MS D+3
- Andersonville, GA R+35
- Halstad, MN R+42
- Tull, AR R+75
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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.