South Coast, Santa Ana, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Coast

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

South Coast leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 40% of adults in South Coast typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Coast, ~25% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Coast compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Coast leans more Democratic than 17 of 39 neighbors.

Politically, South Coast sits close to the rest of California.

Why South Coast 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 South Coast, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Coast live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; South Coast, Santa Ana, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in South Coast looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South Coast is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 12% of homes in South Coast have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.