West Los Angeles leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 76% of adults in West Los Angeles typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Los Angeles, ~53% vote Democratic, ~23% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Los Angeles compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Los Angeles leans more Democratic than 3 of 17 neighbors.
West Los Angeles runs about 20 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Los Angeles. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+53) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+15), a spread of about 37 points.
Why West Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in West Los Angeles live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and West Los Angeles sits in the top quarter (about 74%, above 93% of neighborhoods).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth 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 West Los Angeles looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Los Angeles 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Century City, Los Angeles, CA D+42
- Palms, Los Angeles, CA D+56
- Clarkdale, Culver City, CA D+38
- Westwood, Los Angeles, CA D+50
- Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA D+50
- Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA D+49
- Jefferson, Culver City, CA D+59
- West Adams, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- Mid City West, Los Angeles, CA D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Almaden Valley, San Jose, CA D+27
- Arleta, Pacoima, CA D+31
- Encanto, Phoenix, AZ D+38
- North Arlington, Arlington, TX D+28
- Pico-Robertson, Los Angeles, CA D+59
- Greenwich Village, Manhattan, NY D+71
- Northside, Fort Worth, TX D+17
- Allapattah, Miami, FL R+6
- Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale, Kapolei, HI D+8
- Sunnyvale West, Sunnyvale, CA D+37
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.