Bell Gardens, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bell Gardens

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Bell Gardens leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.

 

About 32% of adults in Bell Gardens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bell Gardens, ~22% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bell Gardens compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Bell Gardens leans more Democratic than 112 of 145 neighbors.

Bell Gardens runs about 16 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Why Bell Gardens 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 Gardens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bell Gardens live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Bell Gardens have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bell Gardens, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Bell Gardens looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bell Gardens 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 43%, about 19 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 79% of households in Bell Gardens rent, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 44% of adults in Bell Gardens report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.