Pacific Palisades leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Pacific Palisades typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pacific Palisades, ~59% vote Democratic, ~29% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pacific Palisades compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Pacific Palisades leans more Democratic than 68 of 102 neighbors.
Pacific Palisades runs about 14 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Pacific Palisades. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Pacific Palisades 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 Pacific Palisades, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in Pacific Palisades hold a bachelor's degree, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Pacific Palisades sits in the top fifth on density (about 79%, above 94% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Pacific Palisades, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Pacific Palisades looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Pacific Palisades is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Pacific Palisades have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Topanga, CA D+28
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- Beverly Hills, CA D+18
- Tarzana, CA D+21
- Encino, CA D+21
- Culver City, CA D+51
- Playa Del Rey, CA D+44
- Sherman Oaks, CA D+42
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- Kirkwood, MO D+20
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- Muscatine, IA R+11
- Fort Hood, TX R+3
- Elk River, MN R+19
- Hermiston, OR R+28
- Oakdale, MN D+17
- East Lake-Orient Park, FL D+35
- Garden City, MI R+9
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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.