Mapping California's Politically Vulnerable Communities

Static GIS ELECTION Maps

On this page you will find a series of Static GIS Maps visualizing California communities’ voter turnout. These non-interactive maps include: 

Hot Spot Maps:  These maps identify ‘hot spots’ of Politically Vulnerable Communities, which are defined by the CCEP as low-turnout communities where residents face multiple disadvantages in terms of economic, educational and health outcomes (based on the CCEP’s calculated Index of Political Vulnerability).*

Two-layer Maps:  These maps show registered voter turnout overlaid with individual economic, educational and health outcome data.  Factors examined include education (low high-school graduation rates, a lack of post-secondary education), economic factors (poverty, high unemployment rate, not having access to a vehicle), health (poor environmental health, high teen birth rates, premature mortality) and civic access (limited English proficiency, percent of eligible voters).  

Registered Voter Turnout Maps (one-layer maps):  These maps present the registered voter turnout of Latinos and Asian-Americans, and of the general population in California.  Detailed static maps offer a statewide geographic view, and cover five key regions: the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley and the greater Los Angeles, Sacramento, and San Diego areas.  

*The CCEP’s Index of Political Vulnerability is calculated with educational, economic, and health measures commonly associated with disadvantaged communities and low voter turnout.  CCEP’s Hot Spot Maps provide a clear picture of how and where Political Vulnerability is greatest in the Golden State.  For more information on the methodology used in this mapping research, click here.

See the Mapping California's Politically Vulnerable Communities project for interactive 2012 and 2014 general election maps.