Bolsa Chica-Heil leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Bolsa Chica-Heil typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bolsa Chica-Heil, ~32% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bolsa Chica-Heil compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Bolsa Chica-Heil is the most Republican-leaning.
Bolsa Chica-Heil runs about 30 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Bolsa Chica-Heil is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bolsa Chica-Heil 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 Bolsa Chica-Heil, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bolsa Chica-Heil votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Bolsa Chica-Heil runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Bolsa Chica-Heil, Huntington Beach, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bolsa Chica-Heil looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bolsa Chica-Heil 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Goldenwest, Huntington Beach, CA D+6
- Oak View, Huntington Beach, CA D+13
- Washington, Huntington Beach, CA D+5
- Newland, Huntington Beach, CA R+3
- Garfield, Huntington Beach, CA D+2
- Yorktown, Huntington Beach, CA Even
- Downtown Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA Even
- Naples-Marina Area, Long Beach, CA D+27
- State College Area, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Adams, Huntington Beach, CA Even
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Richmond Heights-Orlando, Orlando, FL D+83
- Miller Park, Lynchburg, VA D+37
- Car Town, Kannapolis, NC D+10
- Mayflower Village, Arcadia, CA D+14
- Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA D+21
- Hunter's Ridge, Fontana, CA R+2
- Wydewood Estates, Midland, TX R+53
- Hedrick Acres, Tucson, AZ D+53
- Harris Branch, Austin, TX D+44
- Oakdale, Portland, ME D+78
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.