Temple City, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Temple City

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

Temple City leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 54% of adults in Temple City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Temple City, ~30% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Temple City compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Temple City leans more Democratic than 32 of 131 neighbors.

Temple City runs about 7 points more Republican than California as a whole.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Temple City live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Temple City sits in the top quarter (about 43%, above 90% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Temple City have never been married, above 80% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Temple City, 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 Temple City looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 37% of households in Temple City rent, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Temple City have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Temple City have completed high school, below 75% of cities. 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.