Oakland Ave-Harrison Street is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Oakland Ave-Harrison Street typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Oakland Ave-Harrison Street, ~48% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Oakland Ave-Harrison Street compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Oakland Ave-Harrison Street leans more Democratic than 45 of 62 neighbors.
Oakland Ave-Harrison Street runs about 61 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Oakland Ave-Harrison Street. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+86) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+74), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Oakland Ave-Harrison Street 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 Oakland Ave-Harrison Street, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Oakland Ave-Harrison Street live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Oakland Ave-Harrison Street sits in the top quarter (about 64%, above 85% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Oakland Ave-Harrison Street have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Oakland Ave-Harrison Street, Oakland, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Oakland Ave-Harrison Street looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 79% of households in Oakland Ave-Harrison Street rent, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Adams Point, Oakland, CA D+82
- Pill Hill, Oakland, CA D+79
- Grand Lake, Oakland, CA D+83
- Mosswood, Oakland, CA D+82
- Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA D+84
- Hoover-Foster, Oakland, CA D+76
- Downtown Oakland, Oakland, CA D+66
- Lakeshore-Oakland, Oakland, CA D+85
- Lakewide, Oakland, CA D+75
- San Pablo Gateway, Oakland, CA D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Westchester Meadows, Grand Prairie, TX D+23
- Interlake, Bellevue, WA D+49
- Town and Country North, Cockeysville, MD D+42
- Se Heights, Albuquerque, NM D+55
- Southeast, Brentwood, TN Even
- Westside, Missoula, MT D+35
- North End, Beaumont, TX D+71
- Cal-Gisler, Oxnard, CA D+41
- Corbett, Tucson, AZ D+21
- Salt Springs, Syracuse, NY D+60
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.