Haight-Ashbury is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Haight-Ashbury typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Haight-Ashbury, ~59% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Haight-Ashbury compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Haight-Ashbury leans more Democratic than 40 of 43 neighbors.
Haight-Ashbury runs about 62 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Haight-Ashbury 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 Haight-Ashbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 79% of adults in Haight-Ashbury hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Haight-Ashbury have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA sits in the top tenth 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 Haight-Ashbury looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Haight-Ashbury 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cole Valley, San Francisco, CA D+82
- Duboce Triangle, San Francisco, CA D+83
- Western Addition, San Francisco, CA D+73
- Castro-Upper Market, San Francisco, CA D+82
- Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA D+72
- Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+68
- Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+67
- Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA D+72
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA D+69
- Liberty Street Historic District, San Francisco, CA D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Georgetown, Washington, DC D+69
- Puritas Longmead, Cleveland, OH D+28
- Battery Park, Manhattan, NY D+52
- North Hill, Akron, OH D+27
- Heritage, San Antonio, TX D+20
- Windy Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+2
- Sunnyside, Tucson, AZ D+40
- Mariner, Cape Coral, FL R+31
- Campus Area, Albany, NY D+47
- Santa Anita, Santa Ana, CA D+22
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.