Koreatown leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Koreatown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Koreatown, ~24% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Koreatown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Koreatown leans more Democratic than 5 of 27 neighbors.
Koreatown runs about 25 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Koreatown 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 Koreatown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Koreatown 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 53% of adults in Koreatown have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Koreatown, Los Angeles, 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 Koreatown looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 93% of households in Koreatown rent, about 68 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 21% of homes in Koreatown have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Koreatown 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
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Mid City, Los Angeles, CA D+52
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA D+66
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA D+58
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA D+51
- Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southeastern Denver, Denver, CO D+47
- Corona, Queens, NY D+14
- Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY D+73
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- West San Jose, San Jose, CA D+31
- North, Houston, TX D+26
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ D+35
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY D+13
- East San Jose, San Jose, CA D+27
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.