Wiest leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Wiest typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wiest, ~10% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wiest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wiest is the most Republican-leaning.
Wiest runs about 56 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Wiest is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wiest. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Wiest 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 Wiest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Wiest hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points below the California average of 35%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Wiest drive to work alone, above 89% of cities. Wiest runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Wiest, CA does.
Why turnout in Wiest looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wiest 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 49%, about 13 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 55% of households in Wiest rent, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 28% of adults in Wiest report food insecurity, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- El Centro, CA D+6
- Meloland, CA R+12
- Heber, CA D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Oakwood, IA R+50
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- Tate, AR R+73
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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.