New Horizons leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 37% of adults in New Horizons typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Horizons, ~25% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Horizons compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, New Horizons leans more Democratic than 29 of 33 neighbors.
New Horizons runs about 13 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why New Horizons 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 New Horizons, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in New Horizons 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 New Horizons have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; New Horizons, Santa Ana, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in New Horizons looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. New Horizons 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 24%, about 14 points above the California average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in New Horizons report food insecurity, above 83% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA D+34
- Windsor Village, Santa Ana, CA D+19
- Thornton Park, Santa Ana, CA D+18
- Mid City-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Centennial Park, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Valley Adams, Santa Ana, CA D+23
- Central City Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- Windsor Village North, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Pico-Lowell, Santa Ana, CA D+34
- Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA D+31
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Steep Brook, Fall River, MA Even
- Old Naples, Naples, FL R+14
- Sardis Woods, Charlotte, NC D+14
- Jefferson Square, Omaha, NE D+43
- Glenview, Oakland, CA D+79
- Roosevelt, Seattle, WA D+77
- Canaryville, Chicago, IL R+3
- NE-Sterling, San Bernardino, CA D+21
- Ridgeview-Webster, San Diego, CA D+37
- Takoma Park, Washington, DC D+84
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.