Prescott is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Prescott typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prescott, ~52% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prescott compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Prescott leans more Democratic than 27 of 52 neighbors.
Prescott runs about 58 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Prescott. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+86) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 43 points.
Why Prescott 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 Prescott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Prescott have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 46%). High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Prescott sits in the top quarter (about 58%, above 78% of neighborhoods).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Prescott, Oakland, 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 Prescott looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Prescott sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Prescott rent, compared to around 79% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Acorn, Oakland, CA D+69
- McClymonds, Oakland, CA D+71
- Clawson, Emeryville, CA D+66
- San Pablo Gateway, Oakland, CA D+69
- Hoover-Foster, Oakland, CA D+76
- Old City-Produce and Waterfront, Oakland, CA D+60
- Downtown Oakland, Oakland, CA D+66
- Pill Hill, Oakland, CA D+79
- Longfellow, Emeryville, CA D+80
- Lakewide, Oakland, CA D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Read Blvd East, New Orleans, LA D+80
- Darnall, San Diego, CA D+31
- Arlington Hills, Jacksonville, FL D+14
- North Sharon Amity, Charlotte, NC D+49
- Franklin Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Vose, Beaverton, OR D+39
- Central Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA D+65
- Expo Park, Aurora, CO D+33
- Delaware Avenue, Albany, NY D+58
- Brighton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA D+43
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.