Maywood leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Maywood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maywood, ~22% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maywood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maywood leans more Democratic than 120 of 146 neighbors.
Maywood runs about 18 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Maywood 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 Maywood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Maywood 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 51% of adults in Maywood have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Maywood, 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 Maywood looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Maywood 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 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 69% of households in Maywood rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Maywood report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Vernon, CA D+24
- Bell, CA D+34
- Cudahy, CA D+34
- Huntington Park, CA D+37
- Commerce, CA D+33
- Bell Gardens, CA D+36
- South Gate, CA D+36
- East Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Florence-Graham, CA D+42
- Lynwood, CA D+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklin Square, NY R+30
- Morrow, GA D+55
- Benbrook, TX R+23
- Kelso, WA R+18
- Madisonville, KY R+38
- Harleysville, PA Even
- Glassboro, NJ D+20
- Union, KY R+28
- Moss Point, MS R+12
- Randolph, NJ D+7
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.