Trinidad leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Trinidad typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trinidad, ~56% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trinidad compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trinidad leans more Democratic than 15 of 19 neighbors.
Trinidad runs about 27 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Trinidad. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+56) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Trinidad 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 Trinidad, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Trinidad hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Trinidad have never been married, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Trinidad, CA sits in the top quarter 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 Trinidad looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Trinidad have completed high school, about 11 points above the California average of 86%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Indianola, CA D+47
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Peachland, NC R+54
- Spring Valley, OH R+40
- Winterhaven, CA D+24
- Osceola Mills, PA R+50
- Concord, GA R+67
- Ellsworth Afb, SD R+26
- Loma, CO R+54
- Belmont, MS R+78
- Springwater, NY R+30
- Burnside, KY R+69
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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.