Boyle Heights leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Boyle Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boyle Heights, ~23% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boyle Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Boyle Heights leans more Democratic than 7 of 20 neighbors.
Boyle Heights runs about 23 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Boyle 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 Boyle Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Boyle Heights is about 3%, about 70 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Boyle Heights have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, 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 Boyle Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Boyle Heights 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 46%, about 16 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Boyle Heights rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Boyle Heights report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA D+36
- Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, CA D+42
- Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
- Nevin, Los Angeles, CA D+45
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mott Haven, Bronx, NY D+47
- Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Willow Glen, San Jose, CA D+37
- Soundview, Bronx, NY D+47
- Queens Village, Queens, NY D+50
- Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA D+47
- Ridgewood, Queens, NY D+20
- Galleria-Uptown, Houston, TX D+13
- Central Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ D+41
- East Village, Manhattan, NY D+65
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.