Belmont Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Belmont Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belmont Heights, ~45% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belmont Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Belmont Heights is the most Democratic-leaning.
Belmont Heights runs about 36 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Belmont Heights. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Belmont Heights 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 Belmont Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Belmont Heights hold a bachelor's degree, about 34 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 46% of adults in Belmont Heights have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Belmont Heights, Long Beach, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Belmont Heights looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 69% of households in Belmont Heights rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Belmont Heights sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Side, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA D+48
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Park Estates, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Naples-Marina Area, Long Beach, CA D+27
- Poly High District, Long Beach, CA D+38
- State College Area, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Los Altos, Long Beach, CA D+24
- Wrigley, Long Beach, CA D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sandtown-Southeastern Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+84
- North Burnet, Austin, TX D+45
- salisbury, Allentown, PA R+2
- South Lowell, Lowell, MA D+19
- Chambersburg, Trenton, NJ D+39
- North Hills, El Paso, TX D+4
- Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NY R+24
- Airline, Houston, TX D+5
- South Side, Columbus, OH D+50
- Tottenville, Staten Island, NY R+62
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.