Lakewood Village leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lakewood Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakewood Village, ~45% vote Democratic, ~28% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakewood Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lakewood Village leans more Democratic than 4 of 16 neighbors.
Politically, Lakewood Village sits close to the rest of California.
Why Lakewood Village 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 Lakewood Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Lakewood Village live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lakewood Village, Long Beach, CA sits in the top quarter 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 Lakewood Village looks the way it does
Turnout in Lakewood Village sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- City College Area, Long Beach, CA D+18
- Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA D+37
- The Plaza, Long Beach, CA D+18
- Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- North Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+39
- Los Altos, Long Beach, CA D+24
- Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- El Dorado Park, Long Beach, CA D+23
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Driftwood, Hollywood, FL D+6
- Estlake Greens, Chula Vista, CA D+17
- Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+77
- Starcrest, Salmon Creek, WA D+18
- Grant Park, Atlanta, GA D+71
- Independence Heights, Houston, TX D+53
- Conway, Orlando, FL R+4
- Heritage District, Sunnyvale, CA D+43
- Madison Village, Lakewood, OH D+41
- Townsite, Oceanside, CA D+31
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.