Daly City leans heavily Democratic by roughly 38 points: about 69% of voters vote Democratic and 31% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Daly City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Daly City, ~35% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Daly City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Daly City leans more Democratic than 9 of 76 neighbors.
Daly City runs about 18 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Daly City leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Daly City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Daly City live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Daly City sits in the top quarter (about 38%, above 86% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Daly City have never been married, above 92% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Daly City, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Daly City looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 40% of households in Daly City rent, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 12% of homes in Daly City have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Colma, CA D+39
- South San Francisco, CA D+43
- Brisbane, CA D+50
- Pacifica, CA D+43
- San Bruno, CA D+43
- San Francisco, CA D+48
- Millbrae Meadows, CA D+33
- Millbrae, CA D+40
- Pedro Valley, CA D+32
- Burlingame, CA D+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gaithersburg, MD D+43
- Dearborn, MI R+9
- Pensacola, FL R+14
- Troy, MI D+7
- Silver Spring, MD D+66
- Redding, CA R+25
- Woodstock, GA R+25
- The Woodlands, TX R+24
- Franklin, TN R+21
- Douglasville, GA D+27
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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.