Tehachapi leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Tehachapi typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tehachapi, ~22% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tehachapi compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tehachapi leans more Republican than 4 of 15 neighbors.
Tehachapi runs about 49 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Tehachapi is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tehachapi. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+50), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Tehachapi 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 Tehachapi, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tehachapi votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Tehachapi runs about 49 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Tehachapi runs against that pattern.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tehachapi, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tehachapi looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 5% of homes in Tehachapi have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Golden Hills, CA R+37
- Stallion Springs, CA R+47
- Bear Valley Springs, CA R+38
- Monolith, CA R+47
- Keene, CA R+41
- Loraine, CA R+48
- Mojave, CA R+17
- Willow Springs, CA R+41
- Edmundson Acres, CA Even
- Arvin, CA D+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chestnut Hill, MA D+60
- London, OH R+34
- Lakeland North, WA D+16
- Foothill Ranch, CA D+7
- Cedarburg, WI R+5
- Red Hill, SC R+19
- Rutland, VT D+3
- Chardon, OH R+32
- Exton, PA D+22
- Johnson City, NY D+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.