Mid City is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Mid City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mid City, ~30% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mid City compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mid City leans more Democratic than 10 of 27 neighbors.
Mid City runs about 32 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mid City. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+74) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 33 points.
Why Mid City 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 Mid City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mid City 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 Mid City have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Mid City, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mid City looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mid City is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Mid City rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Mid City report food insecurity, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- West Adams, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA D+78
- Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA D+74
- Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA D+47
- Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Northeast, Mesa, AZ R+20
- Northwest, El Paso, TX D+8
- East Arlington, Arlington, TX D+22
- Buckhead, Atlanta, GA D+23
- Tremont, Bronx, NY D+43
- East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN D+37
- Central, El Paso, TX D+26
- Southwest Dallas, Dallas, TX D+45
- Anacostia, Washington, DC D+85
- Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY D+70
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.