Crescent Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Crescent Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crescent Park, ~63% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crescent Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Crescent Park leans more Democratic than 18 of 20 neighbors.
Crescent Park runs about 48 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Crescent Park 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 Crescent Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 88% of adults in Crescent Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Crescent Park sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Crescent Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crescent Park 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Crescent Park have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
- Downtown North San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+64
- Duveneck-Saint Francis, Palo Alto, CA D+44
- Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA D+69
- Belle Haven, Menlo Park, CA D+50
- Midtown-San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA D+71
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA D+64
- Ventura, Palo Alto, CA D+49
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hawaiian Acres, Keaau, HI Even
- Lake Shore, New Orleans, LA D+3
- Lykins, Kansas City, MO D+41
- East Hillside, Duluth, MN D+55
- Woodridge, Washington, DC D+88
- Lanning Square, Camden, NJ D+68
- Leawood, Columbus, OH D+59
- Upper Rattlesnake, Missoula, MT D+47
- Third Ward, Charlotte, NC D+47
- Rogers Park, Anchorage, AK D+29
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.