Beverly Hills leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Beverly Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beverly Hills, ~44% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beverly Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beverly Hills leans more Democratic than 28 of 125 neighbors.
Politically, Beverly Hills sits close to the rest of California.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Beverly Hills. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+40) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Beverly Hills 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 Beverly Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 94% of residents in Beverly Hills live in densely developed areas, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Beverly Hills sits in the top quarter (about 69%, in the top fraction of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Beverly Hills have never been married, above 81% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Beverly Hills, CA sits in the top tenth 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 Beverly Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Beverly Hills is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Beverly Hills have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Hollywood, CA D+56
- Studio City, CA D+44
- Culver City, CA D+51
- Sherman Oaks, CA D+42
- Valley Village, CA D+44
- Santa Monica, CA D+56
- Los Angeles, CA D+26
- View Park-Windsor Hills, CA D+84
- Ladera Heights, CA D+78
- Venice, CA D+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carol Stream, IL D+10
- Westfield, MA Even
- Canonsburg, PA R+14
- Buffalo Grove, IL D+25
- DePere, WI R+8
- Plymouth, MI D+5
- Nicholasville, KY R+34
- Atwater, CA R+13
- Thibodaux, LA R+33
- Warminster, PA R+5
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.