Normal Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Normal Heights typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Normal Heights, ~45% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Normal Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Normal Heights leans more Democratic than 43 of 46 neighbors.
Normal Heights runs about 40 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Normal Heights. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+69) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+51), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Normal Heights 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 Normal Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Normal Heights have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 41%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Normal Heights, San Diego, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Normal Heights looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 68% of households in Normal Heights rent, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Kensington, San Diego, CA D+57
- East San Diego, San Diego, CA D+45
- North Park San Diego, San Diego, CA D+62
- City Heights West, San Diego, CA D+41
- University Heights, San Diego, CA D+63
- Talmadge, San Diego, CA D+48
- Mission Valley East, San Diego, CA D+33
- City Heights East, San Diego, CA D+31
- Grantville, San Diego, CA D+36
- Serra Mesa, San Diego, CA D+30
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Silver Lake, Providence, RI D+24
- Wilkes, Portland, OR D+28
- South End, Nashua, NH D+16
- Education Hill, Redmond, WA D+47
- North Central San Francisco, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Lake Hills, Bellevue, WA D+43
- Sherwood Manor, Stockton, CA D+14
- Archer Heights, Chicago, IL D+28
- Aurora Highlands, Arlington, VA D+61
- Stanton Park, Washington, DC D+84
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.