Hyde Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Hyde Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hyde Park, ~44% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hyde Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hyde Park leans more Democratic than 10 of 14 neighbors.
Hyde Park runs about 50 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Hyde Park. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+81) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+62), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Hyde 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 Hyde Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Hyde 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 46% of adults in Hyde Park have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hyde Park looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 31% of adults in Hyde Park report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Hyde Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA D+84
- Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA D+75
- Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA D+78
- South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+57
- Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA D+74
- Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- West Adams, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- Fox Hills, Culver City, CA D+54
- Jefferson, Culver City, CA D+59
- Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX D+6
- Kalihi-Palama, Honolulu, HI D+11
- River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Memphis, TN D+30
- Financial District, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Walnut Valley, Diamond Bar, CA D+9
- Clinton, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Paerdegat, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Parkway Village-Oakhaven, Memphis, TN D+73
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA D+66
- Green Valley North, Henderson, NV D+10
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.