Ladera Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Ladera Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ladera Heights, ~68% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ladera Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ladera Heights leans more Democratic than 127 of 128 neighbors.
Ladera Heights runs about 58 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Ladera 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 Ladera Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Ladera Heights live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Ladera Heights sits in the top quarter (about 58%, above 96% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 42% of adults in Ladera Heights have never been married, above 95% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ladera Heights, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ladera Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ladera 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Ladera Heights have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- View Park-Windsor Hills, CA D+84
- Culver City, CA D+51
- Inglewood, CA D+60
- Lennox, CA D+37
- Marina Del Rey, CA D+43
- Playa Del Rey, CA D+44
- El Segundo, CA D+37
- Del Aire, CA D+28
- Venice, CA D+57
- Westmont, CA D+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lakeview, NY R+15
- Trion, GA R+59
- Massey Lake, TX R+13
- Lake Arrowhead, CA R+24
- Vandenberg Village, CA R+4
- Wartburg, TN R+66
- Sound Beach, NY R+15
- Marstons Mills, MA D+9
- Claxton, GA R+27
- Christiana, TN R+53
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.