Malibu, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Malibu

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Malibu leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Malibu typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Malibu, ~37% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Malibu compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Malibu leans more Democratic than 31 of 54 neighbors.

Malibu runs about 7 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Malibu. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+38) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+14), a spread of about 24 points.

Why Malibu 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 Malibu, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Malibu hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Malibu sits in the top fifth on density (about 30%, above 81% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 40% of adults in Malibu have never been married, above 94% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Malibu, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Malibu looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Malibu 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.