Burlingame Gate is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Burlingame Gate typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burlingame Gate, ~55% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burlingame Gate compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Burlingame Gate is the most Democratic-leaning.
Burlingame Gate runs about 36 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Burlingame Gate. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+61) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+51), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Burlingame Gate 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 Burlingame Gate, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Burlingame Gate hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Burlingame Gate, Burlingame, CA sits above the national average 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 Burlingame Gate looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Burlingame Gate 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Burlingame, Burlingame, CA D+52
- Mills Estates, Burlingame, CA D+43
- North Central San Francisco, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Baywood-Aragon, San Mateo, CA D+51
- Downtown San Mateo, San Mateo, CA D+55
- Haywood Park, San Mateo, CA D+52
- East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA D+40
- Shoreview, San Mateo, CA D+44
- Lindenville, South San Francisco, CA D+40
- Beresford, San Mateo, CA D+52
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Memorial Square, Springfield, MA D+42
- Whitehouse, Jacksonville, FL R+34
- Waite Park, Minneapolis, MN D+55
- South Valley, Syracuse, NY D+42
- Madison Park, Charlotte, NC D+24
- Berger, Dolton, IL D+82
- Plum Orchard, New Orleans, LA D+84
- Ardmore, Winston-Salem, NC D+49
- Cripple Creek, Lincoln, NE D+4
- Windom, Minneapolis, MN D+66
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.