West Adams is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 46% of adults in West Adams typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Adams, ~37% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Adams compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Adams leans more Democratic than 16 of 21 neighbors.
West Adams runs about 41 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Adams. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+78) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+53), a spread of about 25 points.
Why West Adams 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 West Adams, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in West Adams 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 50% of adults in West Adams have never been married, above 82% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; West Adams, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth 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 West Adams looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 12% of homes in West Adams have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 68% of households in West Adams rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and West Adams sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA D+74
- Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Mid City, Los Angeles, CA D+52
- Jefferson Park, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA D+78
- Jefferson, Culver City, CA D+59
- Windsor Hills, View Park-Windsor Hills, CA D+84
- Palms, Los Angeles, CA D+56
- Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA D+70
- Fox Hills, Culver City, CA D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Westgate, Baltimore, MD D+77
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Norteast Citizens Action, Grand Rapids, MI D+34
- Larkspur, Bend, OR D+16
- East Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+36
- Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV D+8
- Woodlawn, Portland, OR D+78
- Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Shreveport, LA D+31
- Roosevelt Island, Manhattan, NY D+57
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.