Allendale is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Allendale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Allendale, ~33% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Allendale compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Allendale leans more Democratic than 25 of 66 neighbors.
Allendale runs about 43 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Allendale 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 Allendale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Allendale live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Allendale, Oakland, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Allendale looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 14% of homes in Allendale have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Allendale sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Laurel, Oakland, CA D+70
- Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA D+77
- Dimond, Oakland, CA D+67
- Upper Dimond, Oakland, CA D+78
- Redwood Heights, Oakland, CA D+74
- Fruitvale Station, Oakland, CA D+52
- Melrose, Oakland, CA D+59
- Seminary, Oakland, CA D+77
- Reservoir Hills, Oakland, CA D+53
- Lynn-Highland Park, Oakland, CA D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Riverbend, Tampa, FL D+3
- Zach White, El Paso, TX Even
- Downtown Omaha, Omaha, NE D+49
- West Southwest 3, Topeka, KS D+12
- South Salt Creek, Lincoln, NE D+29
- Downtown Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA D+22
- Old Town-Chinatown, Portland, OR D+54
- Bayside, Queens, NY D+9
- Rincon Heights, Tucson, AZ D+57
- Sylvan Park, Nashville, TN D+38
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.