Central City leans heavily Democratic by roughly 46 points: about 73% of voters vote Democratic and 27% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Central City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Central City, ~20% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Central City compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Central City leans more Democratic than 7 of 22 neighbors.
Central City runs about 25 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Central City 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 Central City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Central City live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Central City have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Central City, Los Angeles, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Central City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Central City 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 41%, about 21 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 79% of households in Central City rent, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 47% of adults in Central City report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Nevin, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA D+58
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+57
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Torrance, Torrance, CA D+20
- Frankford, Philadelphia, PA D+56
- Westland, Galloway, OH Even
- Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+68
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA D+66
- Playa Vista, Los Angeles, CA D+46
- Walnut Valley, Diamond Bar, CA D+9
- Uptown, Chicago, IL D+77
- M Streets, Dallas, TX D+25
- St Charles, Waldorf, MD D+66
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.