Presidio Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Presidio Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Presidio Heights, ~62% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Presidio Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Presidio Heights leans more Democratic than 27 of 39 neighbors.
Presidio Heights runs about 51 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Presidio Heights. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+79) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+65), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Presidio Heights 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 Presidio Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 82% of adults in Presidio Heights hold a bachelor's degree, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Presidio Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Presidio Heights 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
- Inner Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+68
- Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA D+82
- Pacific Heights, San Francisco, CA D+69
- Western Addition, San Francisco, CA D+73
- Cow Hollow, San Francisco, CA D+64
- Marina-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+63
- Cole Valley, San Francisco, CA D+82
- Duboce Triangle, San Francisco, CA D+83
- Seacliff, San Francisco, CA D+59
- Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA D+72
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hyde Park, Jacksonville, FL D+31
- Englewood, Jacksonville, FL R+5
- Emerson Garfield, Spokane, WA D+21
- Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside, Shreveport, LA D+80
- Santa Clara Street, Hayward, CA D+39
- Lakeshore at University Park, Miramar, FL D+58
- Scarsdale, Arlington Heights, IL D+25
- Ballantyne East, Charlotte, NC D+8
- Northwest Los Angeles Heights, San Antonio, TX D+32
- Prides Crossing, Aurora, CO 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.