Woodcrest leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Woodcrest typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodcrest, ~29% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodcrest compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodcrest leans more Republican than 52 of 69 neighbors.
Woodcrest runs about 37 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Woodcrest is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodcrest. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+23) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+11), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Woodcrest 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 Woodcrest, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woodcrest votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 78%, well above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Woodcrest are family households, in the top fraction of cities. Woodcrest runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Woodcrest, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Woodcrest looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Woodcrest own their home, about 31 points above the California average of 62%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Riverside, CA Even
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- March ARB, CA Even
- Rubidoux, CA D+9
- Moreno Valley, CA D+18
- Pedley, CA R+4
- Good Hope, CA D+4
- Perris, CA D+14
- Crestmore Heights, CA R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Othello, WA R+27
- St. Matthews, KY D+27
- Conshohocken, PA D+26
- Wolf Trap, VA D+36
- Watkinsville, GA R+41
- Bluffdale, UT R+40
- Troutdale, OR D+11
- Paris, TN R+44
- New Richmond, WI R+23
- North Potomac, MD D+46
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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.