Bell leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Bell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bell, ~22% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bell leans more Democratic than 106 of 143 neighbors.
Bell runs about 14 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bell. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Bell 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 Bell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bell live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Bell have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Bell, CA sits in the bottom tenth 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 Bell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bell 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 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 72% of households in Bell rent, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Bell report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cudahy, CA D+34
- Maywood, CA D+38
- Vernon, CA D+24
- Huntington Park, CA D+37
- Bell Gardens, CA D+36
- South Gate, CA D+36
- Commerce, CA D+33
- Florence-Graham, CA D+42
- Lynwood, CA D+41
- East Los Angeles, CA D+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cabot, AR R+51
- Wheat Ridge, CO D+30
- Granger, IN R+9
- Kaysville, UT R+34
- Spotsylvania, VA R+23
- Kiryas Joel, NY R+91
- Syracuse, UT R+38
- Knightdale, NC D+34
- Cottonwood Heights, UT D+20
- Ruskin, FL R+3
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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.