East Village leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 46% of adults in East Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Village, ~33% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Village leans more Democratic than 19 of 33 neighbors.
East Village runs about 24 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why East Village 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 Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in East Village have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 46%).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; East Village, San Diego, 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 Village looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 83% of households in East Village rent, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in East Village have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and East Village sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sherman Heights, San Diego, CA D+45
- Core, San Diego, CA D+43
- Marina, San Diego, CA D+45
- Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA D+37
- Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA D+50
- Balboa Park, San Diego, CA D+58
- Little Italy, San Diego, CA D+40
- Grant Hill, San Diego, CA D+42
- Park West, San Diego, CA D+54
- Bario Logan, San Diego, CA D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Elmhurst, Providence, RI D+31
- Glover Park, Washington, DC D+76
- Naglee Park, San Jose, CA D+53
- River Mountain, Henderson, NV R+13
- Nevin, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Greater Wythe, Hampton, VA D+59
- South Lake Union, Seattle, WA D+57
- Fern Creek, Louisville, KY Even
- East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+65
- South Arroyo, Pasadena, CA D+55
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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.