Shadow Hills leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Shadow Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shadow Hills, ~32% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shadow Hills compares
Shadow Hills sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Shadow Hills runs about 27 points more Republican than California as a whole. California leans Democratic overall, while Shadow Hills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Shadow Hills 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 Shadow Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shadow Hills votes against the grain of California. California leans Democratic overall, while Shadow Hills runs about 27 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Shadow Hills are family households, above 79% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Shadow Hills, Sunland, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Shadow Hills looks the way it does
Turnout in Shadow Hills sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lakeview Terrace, Sylmar, CA D+18
- Arleta, Pacoima, CA D+31
- Crescenta Highlands, La Crescenta, CA D+22
- El Miradero, Glendale, CA D+2
- Garnsey, Valley Village, CA D+35
- Grandview, Glendale, CA Even
- Riverside Rancho, Glendale, CA D+38
- Montrose Verdugo City, La Crescenta, CA D+12
- Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, CA D+37
- Glenwood, Glendale, CA D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA R+42
- West Gate, Toledo, OH D+34
- Junior College Neighborhood Assc., Santa Rosa, CA D+62
- Taylor Run, Alexandria, VA D+50
- Wakefield, Tucson, AZ D+43
- Kennedy Heights, Cincinnati, OH D+70
- Eastern Hills, Dayton, OH R+9
- Daybreak, South Jordan, UT Even
- Grandale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Pulaski, Detroit, MI D+86
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.