North Beach is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 55% of adults in North Beach typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Beach, ~43% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Beach compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, North Beach leans more Democratic than 3 of 24 neighbors.
North Beach runs about 37 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within North Beach. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 48 points.
Why North Beach 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 Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 55% of adults in North Beach hold a bachelor's degree, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; North Beach, San Francisco, 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 North Beach looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 79% of households in North Beach rent, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 8% of homes in North Beach have more than one occupant per room, above 88% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 83% of adults in North Beach have completed high school, below 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+38
- Financial District, San Francisco, CA D+53
- Russian Hill, San Francisco, CA D+68
- Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA D+62
- Union Square, San Francisco, CA D+59
- Downtown San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+56
- South of Market, San Francisco, CA D+61
- Cow Hollow, San Francisco, CA D+64
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA D+69
- Marina-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+63
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Montavilla, Portland, OR D+65
- Glen Oaks, Queens, NY D+8
- Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+48
- Fairfield, Cypress, TX R+24
- 441 Corridor, Hollywood, FL D+11
- Koreatown, Palisades Park, NJ D+5
- Nuuanu-Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI D+31
- Hyde Park-Brookwood-Southern Hills, Shreveport, LA D+26
- East Central, Salt Lake City, UT D+68
- Civic Center, Stockton, CA D+34
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.