Santa Fe Springs leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Santa Fe Springs typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Santa Fe Springs, ~31% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Santa Fe Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Santa Fe Springs leans more Democratic than 77 of 145 neighbors.
Santa Fe Springs runs about 5 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Santa Fe Springs. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+30) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Santa Fe Springs 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 Santa Fe Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Santa Fe Springs 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 40% of adults in Santa Fe Springs have never been married, above 94% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Santa Fe Springs, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Santa Fe Springs looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Santa Fe Springs is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 33% of households in Santa Fe Springs rent, above 88% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 24% of adults in Santa Fe Springs report food insecurity, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA D+28
- Norwalk, CA D+26
- Pico Rivera, CA D+28
- Downey, CA D+23
- South Whittier, CA D+20
- Whittier, CA D+18
- Bell Gardens, CA D+36
- Bellflower, CA D+28
- Montebello, CA D+28
- La Mirada, CA D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gaston, SC R+33
- Brookhaven, MS R+15
- Circleville, OH R+34
- Sandy, OR R+14
- Mount Joy, PA R+19
- Havelock, NC R+17
- Erlanger, KY R+14
- Mayfield, KY R+47
- Santa Rosa Beach, FL R+45
- Powhatan, VA R+38
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.