Inner Sunset is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Inner Sunset typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Inner Sunset, ~58% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Inner Sunset compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Inner Sunset leans more Democratic than 35 of 46 neighbors.
Inner Sunset runs about 52 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Inner Sunset. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Inner Sunset 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 Inner Sunset, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 73% of adults in Inner Sunset hold a bachelor's degree, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Inner Sunset, San Francisco, 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 Inner Sunset looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Inner Sunset 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 73%, about 13 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
- Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+67
- Outer Sunset, San Francisco, CA D+49
- Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+68
- Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA D+82
- West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco, CA D+62
- Castro-Upper Market, San Francisco, CA D+82
- Parkside, San Francisco, CA D+48
- Diamond Heights, San Francisco, CA D+71
- Saint Francis Wood, San Francisco, CA D+55
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Morris Park, Philadelphia, PA D+85
- West Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+23
- Garvey, Rosemead, CA D+17
- Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ D+67
- Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA D+88
- Grand Boulevard, Chicago, IL D+82
- Urbandale-Parkdale, Dallas, TX D+48
- Old Northwest-West University, Reno, NV D+26
- Central Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+17
- Woodlawn, Chicago, IL D+82
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.