Jackson Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 76% of voters here vote Democratic and 24% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Jackson Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Jackson Park, ~43% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Jackson Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Jackson Park leans more Democratic than 19 of 22 neighbors.
Jackson Park runs about 33 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Jackson Park 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 Jackson Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Jackson Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Jackson Park 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; Jackson Park, Mountain View, 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 Jackson Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 63% of households in Jackson Park rent, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Jackson Park sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Whisman, Mountain View, CA D+39
- Old Mountain View, Mountain View, CA D+60
- Shoreline West, Mountain View, CA D+54
- Whisman Station, Mountain View, CA D+45
- Monta Loma, Mountain View, CA D+46
- Cuesta Park, Mountain View, CA D+40
- Martens-Carmelita, Mountain View, CA D+38
- North Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+45
- Fairmeadow, Palo Alto, CA D+43
- Snail, Sunnyvale, CA D+33
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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.