Duveneck-Saint Francis leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Duveneck-Saint Francis typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Duveneck-Saint Francis, ~57% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Duveneck-Saint Francis compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Duveneck-Saint Francis leans more Democratic than 5 of 21 neighbors.
Duveneck-Saint Francis runs about 24 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Duveneck-Saint Francis 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 Duveneck-Saint Francis, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Duveneck-Saint Francis hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Duveneck-Saint Francis 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; Duveneck-Saint Francis, 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 Duveneck-Saint Francis looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Duveneck-Saint Francis 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 88% of households in Duveneck-Saint Francis own their home, compared to around 51% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Duveneck-Saint Francis have completed high school, above 93% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Crescent Park, Palo Alto, CA D+68
- Midtown-San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA D+69
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
- Downtown North San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+64
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Ventura, Palo Alto, CA D+49
- Belle Haven, Menlo Park, CA D+50
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA D+64
- Barron Park, Palo Alto, CA D+40
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Echo Highlands, Birmingham, AL D+77
- Apple Creek, San Antonio, TX D+26
- Germantown, Nashville, TN D+36
- Riverside Heights, Tampa, FL D+21
- Mount Vernon, San Bernardino, CA D+37
- Brooklands Park, Rochester Hills, MI R+4
- Millbrooke Ranch, Pinellas Park, FL R+11
- West Mt. Scott, Happy Valley, OR D+23
- White Grove, Fort Mill, SC R+20
- Granville, Prescott Valley, AZ R+18
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.