Highland Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Highland Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Park, ~36% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Highland Park leans more Democratic than 18 of 25 neighbors.
Highland Park runs about 32 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Highland Park 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 Highland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Highland Park 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 47% of adults in Highland Park have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top quarter 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 Highland Park looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 12% of homes in Highland Park have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in Highland Park rent, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Mount Washington, Los Angeles, CA D+57
- South Arroyo, Pasadena, CA D+55
- El Sereno, Los Angeles, CA D+43
- Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA D+51
- Glassell Park, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Montecito Heights, Los Angeles, CA D+42
- Madison Heights, Pasadena, CA D+65
- Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Somerset, Glendale, CA D+23
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hollis, Queens, NY D+49
- Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, OR D+44
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Ukrainian Village, Chicago, IL D+72
- East Side, Chicago, IL D+33
- Chevy Chase, Washington, DC D+79
- Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA D+52
- Bay Terraces, San Diego, CA D+20
- Rose Hill, Alexandria, VA D+42
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
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.