Nevin leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Nevin typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nevin, ~21% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nevin compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Nevin leans more Democratic than 7 of 22 neighbors.
Nevin runs about 25 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Nevin 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 Nevin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Nevin 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 54% of adults in Nevin have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Nevin, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nevin looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Nevin 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 41%, about 21 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 75% of households in Nevin rent, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 48% of adults in Nevin report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA D+58
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA D+43
- Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Lake Union, Seattle, WA D+57
- Naglee Park, San Jose, CA D+53
- East Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+65
- Elmhurst, Providence, RI D+31
- Hyannis, Barnstable Town, MA D+18
- East Oak Hill, Austin, TX D+41
- East Village, San Diego, CA D+44
- South End, Burlington, VT D+68
- Darlington, Pawtucket, RI D+22
- Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA D+53
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.