West Side leans heavily Democratic by roughly 34 points: about 67% of voters vote Democratic and 33% Republican.
About 46% of adults in West Side typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Side, ~31% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Side compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Side is the least Democratic-leaning.
West Side runs about 14 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within West Side. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 15 points.
Why West Side leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in West Side. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; West Side, Long Beach, 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 Side looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 19% of homes in West Side have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in West Side have completed high school, below 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Wrigley, Long Beach, CA D+42
- Los Cerritos, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Poly High District, Long Beach, CA D+38
- Californial Heights, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Downtown Long Beach, Long Beach, CA D+52
- Bixby Area, Long Beach, CA D+37
- Rancho Dominguez, Compton, CA D+39
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- East Side, Long Beach, CA D+52
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Highlands, Lowell, MA D+28
- Circle Area, Long Beach, CA D+40
- Northeast, Anchorage, AK D+18
- Bull Mountain, Tigard, OR D+33
- Westerleigh-Castleton, Staten Island, NY R+32
- North Central, Virginia Beach, VA D+5
- South Boulevard Park Row, Dallas, TX D+68
- Clintonville, Columbus, OH D+58
- Brentwood, Washington, DC D+83
- Wynnefield, Philadelphia, PA D+79
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.