East Side is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 47% of adults in East Side typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Side, ~36% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Side compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Side leans more Democratic than 16 of 18 neighbors.
East Side runs about 32 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within East Side. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+45), a spread of about 18 points.
Why East Side 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 East Side, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in East Side 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; East Side, 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 East Side looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 78% of households in East Side rent, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in East Side have more than one occupant per room, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Belmont Heights, Long Beach, CA D+56
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA D+48
- Park Estates, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Poly High District, Long Beach, CA D+38
- Naples-Marina Area, Long Beach, CA D+27
- Los Altos, Long Beach, CA D+24
- State College Area, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Wrigley, Long Beach, CA D+42
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Seaport, Stockton, CA D+27
- Brighton Park, Chicago, IL D+32
- South Shore, Chicago, IL D+83
- Charter Oak, Covina, CA D+9
- Glendale, Queens, NY R+8
- Bustleton, Philadelphia, PA R+3
- Oakland Gardens, Queens, NY Even
- University District, Seattle, WA D+67
- Clairemont Mesa, San Diego, CA D+24
- Throgs Neck-Edgewater Park, Bronx, NY D+4
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.