North and East is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 47% of adults in North and East typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North and East, ~37% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North and East compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North and East leans more Democratic than 4 of 12 neighbors.
North and East runs about 35 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North and East. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+63) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 20 points.
Why North and East 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 North and East, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in North and East live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in North and East have never been married, above 77% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; North and East, Richmond, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in North and East looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 11% of homes in North and East have more than one occupant per room, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Belding Woods, Richmond, CA D+49
- East Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Iron Triangle, Richmond, CA D+54
- Cortez-Stege, Richmond, CA D+66
- Coronado, Richmond, CA D+64
- Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, CA D+56
- Atchison Woods, Richmond, CA D+55
- Richmond Annex, Richmond, CA D+64
- Point Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Tara Hills, San Pablo, CA D+35
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Windyke-Southwind, Memphis, TN D+46
- West 7th, St. Paul, MN D+59
- Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY D+76
- Morningside-Lenox Park, Atlanta, GA D+46
- South Redlands, Redlands, CA Even
- Harmony Village, Detroit, MI D+87
- Myers Park, Charlotte, NC D+9
- Park Hills, Yonkers, NY D+28
- South Ironbound, Newark, NJ D+25
- South Semoran, Orlando, FL D+13
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.