Mission Hills, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Mission Hills

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

Mission Hills leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Mission Hills typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mission Hills, ~35% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Mission Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Mission Hills leans more Democratic than 40 of 84 neighbors.

Politically, Mission Hills sits close to the rest of California.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 99% of residents in Mission Hills live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Mission Hills have never been married, above 91% of cities.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mission Hills, 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 Mission Hills looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Mission Hills 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 9% of homes in Mission Hills have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of cities. 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.