Silver Lake is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Silver Lake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Lake, ~46% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Lake compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Silver Lake is the most Democratic-leaning.
Silver Lake runs about 45 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Silver Lake. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Silver Lake hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Silver Lake have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Silver Lake looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 66% of households in Silver Lake rent, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Silver Lake have more than one occupant per room, above 85% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA D+60
- Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA D+64
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Mid Wilshire, Los Angeles, CA D+47
- Cypress Park, Los Angeles, CA D+51
- Tropico, Glendale, CA D+18
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+68
- Westland, Galloway, OH Even
- Walnut Valley, Diamond Bar, CA D+9
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- North Torrance, Torrance, CA D+20
- Financial District, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Frankford, Philadelphia, PA D+56
- TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX D+6
- Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA D+70
- Kalihi-Palama, Honolulu, HI D+11
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.