Adams Hill leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Adams Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adams Hill, ~37% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Adams Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Adams Hill leans more Democratic than 16 of 32 neighbors.
Adams Hill runs about 4 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Adams Hill. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Adams Hill leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adams Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Adams Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Adams Hill, Glendale, 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 Adams Hill looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 9% of homes in Adams Hill have more than one occupant per room, above 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mariposa, Glendale, CA D+9
- Tropico, Glendale, CA D+18
- Somerset, Glendale, CA D+23
- Pacific Edison, Glendale, CA D+18
- Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Glassell Park, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Citrus Grove, Glendale, CA D+5
- City Center, Glendale, CA D+18
- Vineyard-Los Angeles, Glendale, CA D+18
- Woodbury-Glendale, Glendale, CA D+26
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL D+32
- North Central Heritage, San Antonio, TX Even
- Lakewood, Jacksonville, FL R+12
- Villages at Rancho El Dorado, Silver Bell, AZ R+7
- Wildwood Park, San Bernardino, CA D+14
- Pleasant Run Farm, Cincinnati, OH D+33
- West Market Square Historic District, Bangor, ME D+30
- Farm Hills, Redwood City, CA D+59
- Boyle Park, Little Rock, AR D+58
- Lindsay Park, Milwaukee, WI D+69
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.