Pico-Lowell leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 29% of adults in Pico-Lowell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pico-Lowell, ~19% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~71% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pico-Lowell compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pico-Lowell is the most Democratic-leaning.
Pico-Lowell runs about 14 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Pico-Lowell 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 Pico-Lowell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Pico-Lowell 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 47% of adults in Pico-Lowell have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Pico-Lowell, Santa Ana, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Pico-Lowell looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Pico-Lowell 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 45%, about 17 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Pico-Lowell report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Pico-Lowell have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Henninger Park, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- Central City Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- Mid City-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Flower Park, Santa Ana, CA D+20
- Thornton Park, Santa Ana, CA D+18
- Wilshire Square, Santa Ana, CA D+28
- Eastside Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- New Horizons, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Washington Square, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA D+34
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Victoria Park, Fort Lauderdale, FL D+6
- Rolando, San Diego, CA D+42
- International District, Seattle, WA D+61
- Gladstone, Chicago, IL D+23
- Plymouth Colony, Atlanta, GA D+45
- Pembroke Falls, Pembroke Pines, FL D+11
- The Pueblo, Las Vegas, NV D+13
- Mid City-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Walker's Point, Milwaukee, WI D+49
- West Highland, Denver, CO D+65
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.