The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Long Beach. 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
Long Beach tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Long Beach has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Long Beach leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Long Beach, 28.56% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Long Beach women make up 50.74% 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 Long Beach is 35.5, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Long Beach a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Long Beach, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 1% 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 Cities
- Signal Hill, CA: more conservative voters
- Lakewood, CA: more liberal voters
- Rossmoor, CA: more conservative voters
- Hawaiian Gardens, CA: more liberal voters
- Seal Beach, CA: more conservative voters
- Carson, CA: more liberal voters
- Wilmington, CA: more liberal voters
- Los Alamitos, CA: more conservative voters
- Bellflower, CA: more liberal voters
- Paramount, CA: more liberal voters
Cities with Similar Populations
- Staten Island, NY: more conservative voters
- Pittsburgh, PA: more conservative voters
- Colorado Springs, CO: more conservative voters
- Nashville, TN: more conservative voters
- Virginia Beach, VA: more conservative voters
- Kansas City, MO: more conservative voters
- Bakersfield, CA: more conservative voters
- Tampa, FL: more conservative voters
- Sacramento, CA: more conservative voters
- Boston, MA: more conservative voters
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