Poly High District leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 35% of adults in Poly High District typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Poly High District, ~24% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~65% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Poly High District compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Poly High District leans more Democratic than 9 of 19 neighbors.
Poly High District runs about 18 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Poly High District. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Poly High District 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 Poly High District, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Poly High District 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 Poly High District have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Poly High District, Long Beach, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Poly High District looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Poly High District 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 44%, about 18 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 76% of households in Poly High District rent, compared to around 58% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Poly High District report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Wrigley, Long Beach, CA D+42
- Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- East Side, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- West Side, Long Beach, CA D+34
- Belmont Heights, Long Beach, CA D+56
- Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Park Estates, Long Beach, CA D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hyde Park, Chicago, IL D+83
- West Farms, Bronx, NY D+44
- Oakwood, Staten Island, NY R+41
- Suitland-Silver Hill, Suitland, MD D+86
- Broadmoor-Sherwood, Baton Rouge, LA D+22
- Albany Park, Chicago, IL D+51
- Little Haiti, Miami, FL D+54
- Elmwood, Philadelphia, PA D+76
- Brice-Tussing, Columbus, OH D+46
- Little Lake City, Santa Fe Springs, CA D+24
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.