Leimert Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Leimert Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leimert Park, ~52% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leimert Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Leimert Park leans more Democratic than 24 of 25 neighbors.
Leimert Park runs about 58 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Leimert Park. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+70), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Leimert Park 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 Leimert Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Leimert Park 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 49% of adults in Leimert Park have never been married, above 80% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Leimert Park, 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 Leimert Park looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Leimert Park sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Leimert Park have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA D+74
- Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA D+70
- West Adams, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA D+84
- Mid City, Los Angeles, CA D+52
- South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+57
- Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA D+75
- Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Jefferson, Culver City, CA D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southeastern Hills, Lexington, KY D+24
- Cypress Station, Houston, TX D+59
- Lynn-Highland Park, Oakland, CA D+62
- Bridgeland, Cypress, TX R+24
- East Akron, Akron, OH D+50
- Highlands, Jacksonville, FL D+47
- Coulwood West, Charlotte, NC D+42
- Southwest Bend, Bend, OR D+16
- Harbour Pointe, Mukilteo, WA D+22
- Pine Point, Springfield, MA D+41
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.