The Plaza leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 84% of adults in The Plaza typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Plaza, ~50% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Plaza compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, The Plaza leans more Democratic than 1 of 15 neighbors.
Politically, The Plaza sits close to the rest of California.
Politics vary noticeably by block within The Plaza. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+25) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 20 points.
Why The Plaza leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in The Plaza. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; The Plaza, Long Beach, 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 The Plaza looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. The Plaza is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in The Plaza own their home, compared to around 61% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- City College Area, Long Beach, CA D+18
- Los Altos, Long Beach, CA D+24
- El Dorado Park, Long Beach, CA D+23
- State College Area, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Park Estates, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Lakewood Village, Long Beach, CA D+24
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Naples-Marina Area, Long Beach, CA D+27
- East Side, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA D+48
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southeast Boulder, Boulder, CO D+69
- Fox Chase-Burholme, Philadelphia, PA D+7
- Sixteen Acres, Springfield, MA D+20
- Haddington-Carroll Park, Philadelphia, PA D+88
- Fort Bend Houston, Missouri City, TX D+68
- Roseway, Portland, OR D+75
- Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, IL D+63
- Green Valley South, Henderson, NV D+8
- Charles Village, Baltimore, MD D+79
- Northwest Dallas, Dallas, TX 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.