East Los Angeles, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in East Los Angeles

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

East Los Angeles leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 35% of adults in East Los Angeles typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Los Angeles, ~24% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How East Los Angeles compares

Among cities within 25 miles, East Los Angeles leans more Democratic than 122 of 145 neighbors.

East Los Angeles runs about 21 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Why East Los Angeles leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Los Angeles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in East Los Angeles 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 50% of adults in East Los Angeles have never been married, above 98% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; East 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 East Los Angeles looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. East Los Angeles 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 48%, about 14 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 66% of households in East Los Angeles rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in East Los Angeles report food insecurity, above 98% of cities. 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.