Richmond Annex is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Richmond Annex typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Richmond Annex, ~41% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Richmond Annex compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Richmond Annex leans more Democratic than 6 of 23 neighbors.
Richmond Annex runs about 44 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Richmond Annex. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+54), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Richmond Annex 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 Richmond Annex, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Richmond Annex live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Richmond Annex, Richmond, 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 Richmond Annex looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 14% of homes in Richmond Annex have more than one occupant per room, above 95% of neighborhoods. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 63% of households in Richmond Annex rent, compared to around 37% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cortez-Stege, Richmond, CA D+66
- Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA D+84
- East Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Thousand Oaks, Berkeley, CA D+77
- Coronado, Richmond, CA D+64
- Westbrae, Berkeley, CA D+87
- Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA D+82
- North and East, Richmond, CA D+55
- Berkeley Hills, Berkeley, CA D+83
- Belding Woods, Richmond, CA D+49
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West End Helena, Helena, MT D+38
- Quail Hill, Irvine, CA D+15
- North Delridge, Seattle, WA D+64
- Wooten, Austin, TX D+53
- Hillandale, Silver Spring, MD D+53
- Mount Baker, Bellingham, WA D+46
- Downtown, Scranton, PA D+28
- La Jolla Village, La Jolla, CA D+45
- Wellington, Manchester, NH D+21
- Los Jardines, San Antonio, TX D+32
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.