Sharon Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Sharon Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sharon Heights, ~67% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sharon Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Sharon Heights leans more Democratic than 14 of 20 neighbors.
Sharon Heights runs about 43 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Sharon Heights. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+43), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Sharon 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 Sharon Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 85% of adults in Sharon Heights hold a bachelor's degree, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Sharon Heights, Menlo Park, CA sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Sharon Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sharon 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Sharon Heights have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Atherton, Atherton, CA D+43
- Downtown Menlo Park, Menlo Park, CA D+71
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA D+64
- Downtown North San Jose, Palo Alto, CA D+64
- Fair Oaks, North Fair Oaks, CA D+54
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
- Farm Hills, Redwood City, CA D+59
- Redwood Village, Redwood City, CA D+49
- Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA D+69
- Roosevelt-San Francisco, Redwood City, CA D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- McGilvra, Mercer Island, WA D+52
- Carlen, Mobile, AL Even
- Arrowview, San Bernardino, CA D+15
- Hollywood, Munster, IN D+16
- West Willow, Ypsilanti, MI D+70
- Denny Whitford, Beaverton, OR D+43
- Hedrick Acres, Tucson, AZ D+53
- Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA D+21
- Goshen, Augusta, GA D+9
- Car Town, Kannapolis, NC D+10
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.