Birdland Neighbors leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Birdland Neighbors typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Birdland Neighbors, ~46% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Birdland Neighbors compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Birdland Neighbors leans more Democratic than 7 of 16 neighbors.
Birdland Neighbors runs about 16 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Birdland Neighbors 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 Birdland Neighbors, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 81% of adults in Birdland Neighbors hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Birdland Neighbors sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Population density, never-married share, and Democratic lean
Places that combine high population density and a low never-married share tend to lean Democratic, as Birdland Neighbors, Sunnyvale, CA does.
Why turnout in Birdland Neighbors looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Birdland Neighbors is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Birdland Neighbors have completed high school, above 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ponderosa Park, Sunnyvale, CA D+34
- Rancho Rinconada, Cupertino, CA D+33
- Loma Linda, San Jose, CA D+30
- Sunnyvale West, Sunnyvale, CA D+37
- Heritage District, Sunnyvale, CA D+43
- West San Jose, San Jose, CA D+31
- Lowlanders, Sunnyvale, CA D+42
- South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+38
- San Miguel, Sunnyvale, CA D+35
- Snail, Sunnyvale, CA D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kennydale, Renton, WA D+30
- Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX D+29
- South Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+32
- Lamar Heights Area, Arvada, CO D+20
- Covell Park, Davis, CA D+72
- Indianola Hills, Des Moines, IA D+15
- Southwood Valley, College Station, TX D+13
- Meadowbrook, Converse, TX D+23
- Castlemont, Oakland, CA D+63
- Pinellas Point, St. Petersburg, FL D+48
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.