Point Richmond is a Democratic stronghold. About 83% of voters here vote Democratic and 17% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Point Richmond typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Point Richmond, ~48% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Point Richmond compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Point Richmond leans more Democratic than 8 of 9 neighbors.
Point Richmond runs about 46 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Point Richmond. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+36), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Point Richmond 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 Point Richmond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Point Richmond hold a bachelor's degree, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Point Richmond, Richmond, CA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Point Richmond looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Point Richmond 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Atchison Woods, Richmond, CA D+55
- Coronado, Richmond, CA D+64
- Iron Triangle, Richmond, CA D+54
- Belding Woods, Richmond, CA D+49
- Cortez-Stege, Richmond, CA D+66
- North and East, Richmond, CA D+55
- East Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Richmond Annex, Richmond, CA D+64
- Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, CA D+56
- Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Duclay Forest, Jacksonville, FL D+32
- Midway Place, Bryan, TX D+31
- Town of Blake, South Daytona, FL R+13
- White Caps, Kenosha, WI D+4
- Historic Uptown, St. Petersburg, FL D+34
- Andalusia, Bensalem, PA D+6
- Holly, Austin, TX D+62
- South Wedge, Rochester, NY D+70
- Lake Terrace and Oaks, New Orleans, LA D+41
- Highland Park, Aurora, CO D+36
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.