Westmorland leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Westmorland typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westmorland, ~17% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~59% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westmorland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westmorland leans more Republican than 9 of 13 neighbors.
Westmorland runs about 36 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Westmorland is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Westmorland. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+10), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Westmorland 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 Westmorland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Westmorland hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points below the California average of 35%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Westmorland runs against that pattern. Westmorland runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Westmorland, CA does.
Why turnout in Westmorland looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Westmorland is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 41%, about 21 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in Westmorland rent, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Westmorland report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Ganado, AZ D+58
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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.