Piedmont Pines is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Piedmont Pines typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piedmont Pines, ~70% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piedmont Pines compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Piedmont Pines leans more Democratic than 15 of 53 neighbors.
Piedmont Pines runs about 46 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Piedmont Pines 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 Piedmont Pines, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 84% of adults in Piedmont Pines hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Piedmont Pines, Oakland, CA sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Piedmont Pines looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Piedmont Pines is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Piedmont Pines own their home, compared to around 72% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Piedmont Pines have completed high school, above 80% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Montclair, Oakland, CA D+71
- Upper Dimond, Oakland, CA D+78
- Glenview, Oakland, CA D+79
- Merriwood, Oakland, CA D+64
- Redwood Heights, Oakland, CA D+74
- Dimond, Oakland, CA D+67
- Upper Laurel, Oakland, CA D+77
- Laurel, Oakland, CA D+70
- Trestle Glen, Oakland, CA D+80
- Upper Rockridge, Oakland, CA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown, Superior, WI D+12
- Westview Park, Woodlawn, MD D+57
- Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA D+62
- Northmoor, Saginaw, MI D+20
- Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville, OH R+52
- The Meadows, Sandy Springs, GA D+29
- Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, VA R+8
- Oakhurst, Charlotte, NC D+35
- Upper Bal, San Leandro, CA D+44
- Blenheim Square, Kansas City, MO D+79
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.