Brookfield Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Brookfield Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brookfield Village, ~30% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brookfield Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Brookfield Village leans more Democratic than 19 of 46 neighbors.
Brookfield Village runs about 38 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Brookfield Village. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+65) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Brookfield Village leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Brookfield Village. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Brookfield Village, Oakland, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Brookfield Village looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brookfield Village is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Brookfield Village report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in Brookfield Village have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Sobrante Park, Oakland, CA D+52
- North Stonehurst, Oakland, CA D+59
- Elmhurst Park, Oakland, CA D+56
- Highland, Oakland, CA D+52
- Iveywood, Oakland, CA D+61
- Davis Tract, San Leandro, CA D+36
- Durant Manor, Oakland, CA D+60
- Cox, Oakland, CA D+61
- Fitchburg, Oakland, CA D+59
- Webster, Oakland, CA D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mount Vernon-Hollywood-Montclair, Lexington, KY D+54
- Oak Hills, San Antonio, TX D+27
- Sandusky Street Historic District, Delaware, OH D+18
- Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD D+9
- Sharon, Orem, UT R+20
- College Hill, Wichita, KS D+29
- Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX D+36
- Buckingham Lake-Crestwood, Albany, NY D+47
- Windsor Square, Glendale, AZ Even
- Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA D+43
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.