Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Civic Center Little Tokyo

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Civic Center Little Tokyo leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.

 

About 39% of adults in Civic Center Little Tokyo typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Civic Center Little Tokyo, ~29% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Civic Center Little Tokyo compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Civic Center Little Tokyo leans more Democratic than 12 of 26 neighbors.

Civic Center Little Tokyo runs about 28 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Civic Center Little Tokyo. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 33 points.

Why Civic Center Little Tokyo 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 Civic Center Little Tokyo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Civic Center Little Tokyo 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 51% of adults in Civic Center Little Tokyo have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Civic Center Little Tokyo looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 92% of households in Civic Center Little Tokyo rent, about 67 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 12% of homes in Civic Center Little Tokyo have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Civic Center Little Tokyo sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.