Wilshire Square leans Democratic by roughly 28 points: about 64% of voters vote Democratic and 36% Republican.
About 34% of adults in Wilshire Square typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilshire Square, ~22% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~66% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilshire Square compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wilshire Square leans more Democratic than 21 of 35 neighbors.
Wilshire Square runs about 8 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Wilshire Square 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 Wilshire Square, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Wilshire Square live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Wilshire Square, Santa Ana, CA sits in the top quarter 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 Wilshire Square looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wilshire Square is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 25% of homes in Wilshire Square have more than one occupant per room, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Wilshire Square have completed high school, below 94% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Madison Park, Santa Ana, CA D+31
- Memorial Park, Santa Ana, CA D+31
- Henninger Park, Santa Ana, CA D+32
- Pico-Lowell, Santa Ana, CA D+34
- Mid City-Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Thornton Park, Santa Ana, CA D+18
- Eastside Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Cornerstone Village, Santa Ana, CA D+29
- Delhi, Santa Ana, CA D+33
- Central City Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CA D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southwest Saginaw, Saginaw, MI D+27
- Youngsville, Manchester, NH Even
- Eastside Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA D+44
- Stonemeade, Alafaya, FL D+6
- Colonial Village, Sacramento, CA D+29
- Smith Dairy West, Lake Worth, FL D+3
- oakwood, Bedford, OH D+60
- North Lauderdale Estates, North Lauderdale, FL D+59
- Charleston Historic District, Charleston, SC D+12
- Greenbush, Madison, WI D+71
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.