Marina West leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Marina West typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marina West, ~34% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marina West compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Marina West leans more Democratic than 8 of 20 neighbors.
Marina West runs about 11 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Marina West 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 Marina West, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Marina West live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Marina West, Oxnard, CA does.
Why turnout in Marina West looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Marina West is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 19% of homes in Marina West have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bartolo Square North, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Sea View Estates, Oxnard, CA D+22
- Via Marina, Oxnard, CA D+25
- Kamala Park, Oxnard, CA D+37
- Bryce Canyon North, Oxnard, CA D+36
- Wilson, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Cal-Gisler, Oxnard, CA D+41
- Carriage Square, Oxnard, CA D+35
- La Colonia, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Sierra Linda, Oxnard, CA D+31
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Jordan Meadows, Salt Lake City, UT D+30
- Aviation, Detroit, MI D+88
- Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL D+75
- Aksarben-Elmwood Park, Omaha, NE D+36
- Bonhamtown, Edison, NJ D+16
- Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA D+56
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- Pill Hill, Chicago, IL D+85
- North Hammond, Hammond, IN D+21
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
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.