Hollywood is a Democratic stronghold. About 75% of voters here vote Democratic and 25% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Hollywood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hollywood, ~32% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hollywood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hollywood leans more Democratic than 11 of 19 neighbors.
Hollywood runs about 31 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Hollywood. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+59) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+40), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Hollywood 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 Hollywood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Hollywood 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 59% of adults in Hollywood have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hollywood looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 93% of households in Hollywood rent, about 68 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 12% of homes in Hollywood have more than one occupant per room, above 93% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hollywood sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA D+47
- Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, CA D+57
- Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA D+64
- Glendale, Los Angeles, CA D+47
- Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA D+66
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- Mid City, Los Angeles, CA D+52
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central City, Corpus Christi, TX D+20
- Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN D+77
- Northwest Raleigh, Raleigh, NC D+34
- Wedgwood, Fort Worth, TX D+21
- Lake View, Chicago, IL D+70
- Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX R+6
- Northeast, El Paso, TX D+14
- West, Arlington, TX R+6
- Elmhurst, Queens, NY D+9
- Kew Ggardens, Queens, NY D+9
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.