Lankershim leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Lankershim typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lankershim, ~18% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lankershim compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lankershim leans more Democratic than 19 of 32 neighbors.
Politically, Lankershim sits close to the rest of California.
Why Lankershim 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 Lankershim, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Lankershim have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 39%).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Lankershim, Highland, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lankershim looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lankershim is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 37%, about 25 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 52% of adults in Lankershim report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 66% of adults in Lankershim have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- San Gorgonio, Highland, CA D+22
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
- Curtis, Highland, CA D+22
- Pacific-Riverside, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- San Andreas, Highland, CA D+13
- NE-Sterling, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- East Valley, San Bernardino, CA D+25
- Crossroads, Highland, CA R+5
- Belevedere, San Bernardino, CA R+3
- International, San Bernardino, CA D+28
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sundance, Buckeye, AZ R+8
- Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY D+79
- N Albuquerque Acres, Albuquerque, NM Even
- Thompson Community, San Antonio, TX D+33
- Ardenwood, Fremont, CA D+36
- Crossroads, Highland, CA R+5
- Northeast Hazel Dell, Hazel Dell, WA D+18
- North River, Toledo, OH D+44
- Hill East, Washington, DC D+80
- Lincoln Park, Washington, DC D+84
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.