South Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 39% of adults in South Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Park, ~31% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~61% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Park leans more Democratic than 19 of 26 neighbors.
South Park runs about 38 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why South Park 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 Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and South Park sits in the top quarter (about 64%, above 85% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 65% of adults in South Park have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; South Park, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in South Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 90% of households in South Park rent, about 65 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 12% of homes in South Park have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and South Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Nevin, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA D+41
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- City Center, Glendale, CA D+18
- Cultural Corridor, Las Vegas, NV D+34
- Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA D+83
- Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD D+37
- Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Northwest Nashua, Nashua, NH D+23
- Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC D+68
- Southeast, Eugene, OR D+63
- Bailey's Crossroads, Falls Church, VA D+44
- Brookline, Pittsburgh, PA D+23
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.