The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Central City. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Central City tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Central City has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Central City leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Central City, 5.47% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Central City women make up 49.33% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Central City is 29.5, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Central City a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Central City, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Wholesale District-Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Central City East, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- New Downtown, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Civic Center Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Centennial Hills, Las Vegas, NV: more conservative voters
- Raleigh, Memphis, TN: more conservative voters
- Yorkville, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Canyon Country, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Utica, Detroit, MI: more conservative voters
- Rogers Park, Chicago, IL: more conservative voters
- Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL: more liberal voters
- Edgewater, Chicago, IL: more conservative voters
- Catholic University-Brookland, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
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