Washington Square, Santa Ana, CA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington Square

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

Washington Square leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.

 

About 40% of adults in Washington Square typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Square, ~25% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington Square compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Square leans more Democratic than 12 of 32 neighbors.

Politically, Washington Square sits close to the rest of California.

Why Washington Square 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 Washington Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Washington Square live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Washington Square, Santa Ana, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Washington Square looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Washington Square 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 31% of adults in Washington Square report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 70% of adults in Washington Square have completed high school, below 95% 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.