Acorn is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Acorn typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Acorn, ~34% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Acorn compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Acorn leans more Democratic than 20 of 54 neighbors.
Acorn runs about 49 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Acorn. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+72) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 38 points.
Why Acorn 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 Acorn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Acorn have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Acorn, Oakland, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Acorn looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 84% of households in Acorn rent, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Acorn report food insecurity, above 82% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Acorn sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Prescott, Oakland, CA D+79
- San Pablo Gateway, Oakland, CA D+69
- Old City-Produce and Waterfront, Oakland, CA D+60
- McClymonds, Oakland, CA D+71
- Downtown Oakland, Oakland, CA D+66
- Lakewide, Oakland, CA D+75
- Hoover-Foster, Oakland, CA D+76
- Clawson, Emeryville, CA D+66
- Pill Hill, Oakland, CA D+79
- Adams Point, Oakland, CA D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Willow Park, Fargo, ND D+25
- Downtown San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Iveywood, Oakland, CA D+61
- Lakewood, New Orleans, LA R+9
- Lowell, Colorado Springs, CO D+33
- Longwood, Cypress, TX R+32
- Moon Lake Estates, Moon Lake, FL R+45
- South Main Street Historic District, Middletown, OH D+7
- Stratford Hills, Richmond, VA D+38
- West Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+69
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.