Sequoyah is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Sequoyah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sequoyah, ~68% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sequoyah compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sequoyah leans more Democratic than 30 of 35 neighbors.
Sequoyah runs about 53 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Sequoyah hold a bachelor's degree, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sequoyah, Oakland, CA sits above the national average on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sequoyah looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sequoyah 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in Sequoyah own their home, compared to around 55% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Caballo Hills, Oakland, CA D+66
- Castlemont, Oakland, CA D+63
- Chabot Park, Oakland, CA D+67
- Eastmont, Oakland, CA D+72
- Cox, Oakland, CA D+61
- Webster, Oakland, CA D+60
- Millsmont, Oakland, CA D+84
- Iveywood, Oakland, CA D+61
- Arroyo Viejo, Oakland, CA D+66
- Durant Manor, Oakland, CA D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Raymond Park, Indianapolis, IN D+32
- Ybor City, Tampa, FL D+48
- South Pointe, San Bernardino, CA D+13
- Hubbell, Pasadena, TX R+5
- Oakland-Winchell, Kalamazoo, MI D+46
- Downtown Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks, CA D+22
- Allendale, Oakland, CA D+63
- Riverbend, Tampa, FL D+3
- South Salt Creek, Lincoln, NE D+29
- Downtown Omaha, Omaha, NE D+49
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.