La Habra Heights leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 76% of adults in La Habra Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Habra Heights, ~34% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Habra Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Habra Heights leans more Republican than 125 of 132 neighbors.
La Habra Heights runs about 30 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while La Habra Heights is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within La Habra Heights. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+16) and the south side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 14 points.
Why La Habra Heights 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 La Habra Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
La Habra Heights votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 85%, well above the California average of 58%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in La Habra Heights are family households, above 79% of cities. La Habra Heights runs against the grain of California, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; La Habra Heights, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in La Habra Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. La Habra Heights is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in La Habra Heights own their home, compared to around 66% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Habra, CA D+5
- Hacienda Heights, CA D+15
- Whittier, CA D+18
- Rowland Heights, CA D+10
- La Mirada, CA D+10
- South Whittier, CA D+20
- Industry, CA D+15
- Brea, CA R+2
- South San Jose Hills, CA D+28
- La Puente, CA D+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perkins, OK R+45
- West Fork, AR R+37
- Dover, TN R+64
- Broadalbin, NY R+29
- Villa Ridge, MO R+49
- Aurora, NE R+54
- Treasure Lake, PA R+30
- Palisade, CO R+25
- Walton, NY R+24
- Rio Grande, NJ R+19
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.