Bixby Knolls leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Bixby Knolls typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bixby Knolls, ~45% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bixby Knolls compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bixby Knolls leans more Democratic than 14 of 18 neighbors.
Bixby Knolls runs about 26 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Bixby Knolls 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 Bixby Knolls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Bixby Knolls live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Bixby Knolls sits in the top quarter (about 59%, above 80% of neighborhoods).
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bixby Knolls looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Bixby Knolls have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA D+37
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA D+40
- North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+39
- Wrigley, Long Beach, CA D+42
- West Side, Long Beach, CA D+34
- Lakewood Village, Long Beach, CA D+24
- Poly High District, Long Beach, CA D+38
- Rancho Dominguez, Compton, CA D+39
- North West Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Adams Farm, Greensboro, NC D+41
- Hamey Heights, Vancouver, WA D+32
- Royal Land, Coral Springs, FL D+22
- Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+80
- North Wyoming, Albuquerque, NM D+14
- Westwood, Little Rock, AR D+65
- North Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+86
- Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, TX R+15
- West Longview, Longview, WA R+17
- Kaseberg-Kingswood, Roseville, CA R+4
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.