Walker leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 32% of adults in Walker typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walker, ~22% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walker compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Walker leans more Democratic than 2 of 5 neighbors.
Walker runs about 19 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Walker. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+32), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Walker 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 Walker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Walker have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 47%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Walker, Maywood, CA sits in the bottom quarter 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 Walker looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Walker 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 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Walker report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 54% of adults in Walker have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bandini, Commerce, CA D+37
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA D+43
- Hollydale, South Gate, CA D+31
- Watts, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Nevin, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- El Rancho, Pico Rivera, CA D+29
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southside, Easton, PA D+29
- Victoria, Riverside, CA D+3
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
- Petosky-Otsego, Detroit, MI D+86
- Rossmoyne, Glendale, CA D+13
- Mineral Springs-Rumble Road, Charlotte, NC D+62
- Windsor Park, Austin, TX D+59
- Westside Community Betterment, Springfield, MO R+12
- Iowa State University, Ames, IA D+22
- Broadmeadow Brook, Worcester, MA D+25
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.