Wholesale District-Skid Row is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Wholesale District-Skid Row typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wholesale District-Skid Row, ~31% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wholesale District-Skid Row compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wholesale District-Skid Row leans more Democratic than 15 of 25 neighbors.
Wholesale District-Skid Row runs about 33 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wholesale District-Skid Row. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+44), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Wholesale District-Skid Row 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 Wholesale District-Skid Row, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Wholesale District-Skid Row 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 56% of adults in Wholesale District-Skid Row have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wholesale District-Skid Row, 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 Wholesale District-Skid Row looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 91% of households in Wholesale District-Skid Row rent, about 66 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Wholesale District-Skid Row sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Wholesale District-Skid Row report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA D+48
- Fashion District, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA D+54
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA D+41
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA D+58
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA D+36
- Nevin, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Central City, Los Angeles, CA D+45
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Norteast Citizens Action, Grand Rapids, MI D+34
- Westgate, Baltimore, MD D+77
- 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
- West Adams, Los Angeles, CA D+61
- Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Shreveport, LA D+31
- Silver Spring, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Idle Hour, Lexington, KY D+35
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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.