Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Townsend-Raitt

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

Townsend-Raitt leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.

 

About 24% of adults in Townsend-Raitt typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Townsend-Raitt, ~16% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~76% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Townsend-Raitt compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Townsend-Raitt leans more Democratic than 30 of 31 neighbors.

Townsend-Raitt runs about 14 points more Democratic than California as a whole.

Why Townsend-Raitt 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 Townsend-Raitt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Townsend-Raitt 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 Townsend-Raitt have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Townsend-Raitt looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Townsend-Raitt 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 48%, about 14 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 77% of households in Townsend-Raitt rent, compared to around 41% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Townsend-Raitt report food insecurity, above 93% 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.