Darnall leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Darnall typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Darnall, ~36% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Darnall compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Darnall leans more Democratic than 10 of 33 neighbors.
Darnall runs about 11 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Darnall. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+37) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Darnall 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 Darnall, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Darnall live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Darnall have never been married, above 80% of neighborhoods.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Darnall, San Diego, CA does.
Why turnout in Darnall looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Darnall have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- El Cerritos, San Diego, CA D+48
- Rolando, San Diego, CA D+42
- Oak Park, San Diego, CA D+30
- College Area, San Diego, CA D+41
- City Heights East, San Diego, CA D+31
- Talmadge, San Diego, CA D+48
- Ridgeview-Webster, San Diego, CA D+37
- Encanto, San Diego, CA D+29
- Emerald Hills, San Diego, CA D+45
- City Heights West, San Diego, CA D+41
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Arlington Hills, Jacksonville, FL D+14
- Prescott, Oakland, CA D+79
- Read Blvd East, New Orleans, LA D+80
- North Sharon Amity, Charlotte, NC D+49
- Franklin Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Central Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA D+65
- Brighton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA D+43
- Expo Park, Aurora, CO D+33
- Vose, Beaverton, OR D+39
- Kenton, Portland, OR D+74
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.