Longfellow is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Longfellow typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Longfellow, ~50% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Longfellow compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Longfellow leans more Democratic than 38 of 58 neighbors.
Longfellow runs about 60 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Longfellow 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 Longfellow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Longfellow live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Longfellow sits in the top quarter (about 58%, above 79% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Longfellow have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Longfellow, Emeryville, 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 Longfellow looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 69% of households in Longfellow rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Longfellow have more than one occupant per room, above 81% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Longfellow sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mosswood, Oakland, CA D+82
- Clawson, Emeryville, CA D+66
- Temescal, Oakland, CA D+83
- Hoover-Foster, Oakland, CA D+76
- Pill Hill, Oakland, CA D+79
- Golden Gate, Emeryville, CA D+81
- Shafter, Oakland, CA D+87
- McClymonds, Oakland, CA D+71
- Paradise Park, Emeryville, CA D+80
- Bushrod, Oakland, CA D+85
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Roosevelt-San Francisco, Redwood City, CA D+54
- North Center, Chicago, IL D+67
- Washington, Huntington Beach, CA D+5
- Mesa Hills, El Paso, TX D+19
- Argentine, Kansas City, KS D+16
- Sandpointe, Santa Ana, CA D+23
- West Central, Spokane, WA D+32
- Roseville, San Diego, CA D+30
- Merriman Valley, Akron, OH D+31
- Brookline Village Commercial District, Brookline, MA D+76
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.