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

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

Tecopa leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 35% of adults in Tecopa typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tecopa, ~20% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Tecopa compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Tecopa leans more Democratic than 2 of 3 neighbors.

Tecopa runs about 5 points more Republican than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tecopa. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 44 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Tecopa hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Tecopa have never been married, above 97% of cities.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tecopa, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Tecopa looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 72% of households in Tecopa rent, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 11% of homes in Tecopa have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Tecopa sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.