Downtown Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Downtown Thousand Oaks

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

Downtown Thousand Oaks leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.

 

About 50% of adults in Downtown Thousand Oaks typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Downtown Thousand Oaks, ~30% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Downtown Thousand Oaks compares

Downtown Thousand Oaks sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.

Politically, Downtown Thousand Oaks sits close to the rest of California.

Why Downtown Thousand Oaks leans the way it does

Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Downtown Thousand Oaks. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Downtown Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Downtown Thousand Oaks looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 69% of households in Downtown Thousand Oaks rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in Downtown Thousand Oaks have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.