Hawaiian Gardens leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 39% of adults in Hawaiian Gardens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hawaiian Gardens, ~25% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hawaiian Gardens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hawaiian Gardens leans more Democratic than 78 of 131 neighbors.
Hawaiian Gardens runs about 7 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Hawaiian Gardens 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 Hawaiian Gardens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Hawaiian Gardens 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 39% of adults in Hawaiian Gardens have never been married, above 93% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Hawaiian Gardens, 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 Hawaiian Gardens looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hawaiian Gardens is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 57% of households in Hawaiian Gardens rent, compared to around 35% in nearby cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Hawaiian Gardens report food insecurity, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Rossmoor, CA Even
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- Buena Park, CA D+8
- Seal Beach, CA D+4
- Stanton, CA D+6
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- Milford, PA R+23
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- East Bridgewater, MA R+10
- Westminster, SC R+71
- Fort Morgan, CO R+23
- New Albany, MS R+49
- Fort Hunt, VA D+38
- Huntingdon, PA R+23
- Columbia Falls, MT R+38
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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.