Pill Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Pill Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pill Hill, ~50% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pill Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pill Hill leans more Democratic than 39 of 62 neighbors.
Pill Hill runs about 59 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Pill Hill 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 Pill Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Pill Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Pill Hill sits in the top quarter (about 60%, above 80% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 66% of adults in Pill Hill have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Pill Hill, Oakland, 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 Pill Hill looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 92% of households in Pill Hill rent, about 67 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Pill Hill sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hoover-Foster, Oakland, CA D+76
- Oakland Ave-Harrison Street, Oakland, CA D+81
- Mosswood, Oakland, CA D+82
- McClymonds, Oakland, CA D+71
- Adams Point, Oakland, CA D+82
- Downtown Oakland, Oakland, CA D+66
- San Pablo Gateway, Oakland, CA D+69
- Grand Lake, Oakland, CA D+83
- Longfellow, Emeryville, CA D+80
- Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kenwood, Cincinnati, OH D+12
- Barnegat Pines, Forked River, NJ R+42
- Columbine Knolls South, Columbine, CO D+3
- Shirrells, San Bernardino, CA D+53
- Oak Haven Heights, San Antonio, TX D+4
- Summit Ridge at West Meadows, Dakota Ridge, CO D+15
- Bravo Park Lane, Tucson, AZ D+36
- Long View, Milwaukee, WI D+69
- Downtown Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN D+40
- El Trece, Laredo, TX 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.