Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Memorial Park

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

Memorial Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.

 

About 36% of adults in Memorial Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Memorial Park, ~24% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Memorial Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Memorial Park leans more Democratic than 24 of 36 neighbors.

Memorial Park runs about 11 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Memorial 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 48% of adults in Memorial Park have never been married, above 78% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA sits in the top quarter 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 Memorial Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Memorial Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 23%, about 13 points above the California average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 29% of adults in Memorial Park report food insecurity, above 81% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 53% of adults in Memorial Park have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.