Westlake leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 28% of adults in Westlake typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westlake, ~20% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~72% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westlake compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Westlake leans more Democratic than 1 of 28 neighbors.
Westlake runs about 21 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Westlake 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 Westlake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 58% of adults in Westlake have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Westlake, Los Angeles, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Westlake looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Westlake 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 44%, about 18 points below the California average of 62%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 96% of households in Westlake rent, about 71 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 41% of adults in Westlake report food insecurity, above 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA D+58
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA D+53
- Echo Park, Los Angeles, CA D+60
- Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North, Houston, TX D+26
- Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY D+73
- Corona, Queens, NY D+14
- Koreatown, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Southeastern Denver, Denver, CO D+47
- West San Jose, San Jose, CA D+31
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY D+78
- Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY D+13
- South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ D+35
- East San Jose, San Jose, CA D+27
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.