Palos Verdes Estates leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Palos Verdes Estates typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Palos Verdes Estates, ~51% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Palos Verdes Estates compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Palos Verdes Estates leans more Democratic than 14 of 78 neighbors.
Palos Verdes Estates runs about 5 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Palos Verdes Estates. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+22) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Palos Verdes Estates 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 Palos Verdes Estates, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Palos Verdes Estates hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Palos Verdes Estates sits in the top fifth on density (about 86%, above 96% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Palos Verdes Estates, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Palos Verdes Estates looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Palos Verdes Estates 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Palos Verdes Estates own their home, compared to around 61% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Palos Verdes Estates have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rancho Palos Verdes, CA D+18
- Rolling Hills Estates, CA D+15
- Rolling Hills, CA D+2
- Lomita, CA D+17
- Redondo Beach, CA D+30
- Torrance, CA D+22
- Hermosa Beach, CA D+37
- Harbor City, CA D+27
- West Carson, CA D+25
- San Pedro, CA D+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Camden, DE Even
- Urbana, MD D+28
- Egg Harbor City, NJ R+11
- Bridgewater, NJ Even
- Plattsmouth, NE R+39
- Chamblee, GA D+37
- Norfolk, MA D+20
- Weston, MA D+33
- Temple Hills, MD D+86
- Seven Hills, OH R+10
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.