The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Westmont. 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
Westmont tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Westmont has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Westmont leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Westmont, 7.11% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Westmont women make up 52.34% 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 Westmont is 31.9, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Westmont a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Westmont, 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
- Athens, West Athens, CA: more liberal voters
- Morningside Park, Inglewood, CA: more liberal voters
- Southeast Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- South Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Lennox, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- Willowbrook, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Watts, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Hyde Park, Los Angeles, CA: more liberal voters
- West Rancho Domingues, Compton, CA: more conservative voters
- Alondra Park, Gardena, CA: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Washington, Huntington Beach, CA: more conservative voters
- Triple Creek, Beaverton, OR: more conservative voters
- Old Howard Beach, Howard Beach, NY: more liberal voters
- Coronado, El Paso, TX: more conservative voters
- Downtown, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
- Jupiter Farms, Miami, FL: more conservative voters
- Bon Air, Louisville, KY: more conservative voters
- High Point, Seattle, WA: more conservative voters
- Townsend-Raitt, Santa Ana, CA: more conservative voters
- Rancho del Rey, Chula Vista, CA: more conservative voters
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