South Winds leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 30% of adults in South Winds typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Winds, ~20% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~70% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Winds compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Winds leans more Democratic than 8 of 16 neighbors.
South Winds runs about 13 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why South Winds 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 Winds, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in South Winds 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 52% of adults in South Winds have never been married, above 85% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; South Winds, Oxnard, CA sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in South Winds looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South Winds is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 37%, about 25 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 82% of households in South Winds rent, compared to around 43% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in South Winds report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cypress, Oxnard, CA D+29
- Bryce Canyon North, Oxnard, CA D+36
- Cal-Gisler, Oxnard, CA D+41
- Kamala Park, Oxnard, CA D+37
- Lemonwood Eastmont, Oxnard, CA D+35
- Bartolo Square North, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Marina West, Oxnard, CA D+31
- Via Marina, Oxnard, CA D+25
- Sea View Estates, Oxnard, CA D+22
- Wilson, Oxnard, CA D+39
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bronzeville, Chicago, IL D+76
- Depot Bench, Boise, ID D+35
- San Jose, Jacksonville, FL D+16
- Rimmon Heights, Manchester, NH D+24
- San Pablo Gateway, Oakland, CA D+69
- Scenic Heights, Arvada, CO D+19
- Memorial Parkway, Katy, TX R+11
- Crest Drive, Eugene, OR D+65
- Central Business District, Newark, NJ D+72
- Grandmont-Rosedale, Detroit, MI D+87
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.