Original Daly City leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Original Daly City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Original Daly City, ~35% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Original Daly City compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Original Daly City leans more Democratic than 9 of 41 neighbors.
Original Daly City runs about 20 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Original Daly City 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 Original Daly City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Original Daly City live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Original Daly City, Daly City, 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 Original Daly City looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 13% of homes in Original Daly City have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hillside, Daly City, CA D+39
- Crocker, Daly City, CA D+42
- Broadmoor, Daly City, CA D+36
- Ocean View, San Francisco, CA D+45
- Westlake-San Francisco, Daly City, CA D+40
- St. Francis, Daly City, CA D+35
- Crocker Amazon, San Francisco, CA D+34
- Lakeshore, San Francisco, CA D+49
- Ingleside, San Francisco, CA D+50
- Outer Mission, San Francisco, CA D+48
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mount Washington, Cincinnati, OH D+13
- Oak Park, San Diego, CA D+30
- Cheswolde, Baltimore, MD D+9
- Meadow Point, Wesley Chapel, FL R+5
- Allison Hill, Harrisburg, PA D+63
- Dellview Area, San Antonio, TX D+24
- Clear Lake, Houston, TX R+8
- Far Southwest, Fort Worth, TX D+10
- Martha Lake, Lynnwood, WA D+24
- Upper Eastside, Miami, FL D+25
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.