Downtown Long Beach is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 43% of adults in Downtown Long Beach typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Long Beach, ~32% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Downtown Long Beach compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Downtown Long Beach leans more Democratic than 15 of 16 neighbors.
Downtown Long Beach runs about 32 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Downtown Long Beach. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Downtown Long Beach 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 Downtown Long Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in Downtown Long Beach have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 45%).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Downtown Long Beach looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 80% of households in Downtown Long Beach rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 13% of homes in Downtown Long Beach have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Downtown Long Beach sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Poly High District, Long Beach, CA D+38
- Wrigley, Long Beach, CA D+42
- East Side, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Belmont Heights, Long Beach, CA D+56
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- West Side, Long Beach, CA D+34
- Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA D+48
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Park Estates, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Near Northwest, Houston, TX D+26
- Preston Hollow, Dallas, TX D+17
- Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Westchester, Los Angeles, CA D+47
- Greenville, Jersey City, NJ D+51
- Downtown Jersey City, Jersey City, NJ D+58
- Hoover, Fresno, CA D+12
- Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL D+58
- Michael Way, Las Vegas, NV D+22
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.