Shoreview leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Shoreview typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shoreview, ~44% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shoreview compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Shoreview leans more Democratic than 2 of 12 neighbors.
Shoreview runs about 24 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Shoreview. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+51) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Shoreview 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 Shoreview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Shoreview hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Shoreview, San Mateo, CA sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Shoreview looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 10% of homes in Shoreview have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA D+40
- Haywood Park, San Mateo, CA D+52
- Downtown San Mateo, San Mateo, CA D+55
- Baywood-Aragon, San Mateo, CA D+51
- North Central San Francisco, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Marina Lagoon, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Hillsdale, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Beresford, San Mateo, CA D+52
- Sugerloaf, San Mateo, CA D+50
- Downtown Burlingame, Burlingame, CA D+52
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Abilene Heights Area, Abilene, TX R+24
- La Colonia, Oxnard, CA D+39
- Wesconnett, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- Apollo Arapaho and Camelot, Garland, TX D+16
- South Hagginwood, Sacramento, CA D+27
- Jacksonville Heights West, Jacksonville, FL D+27
- Seven Bar Ranch, Albuquerque, NM D+21
- Strawberry Hill, Cambridge, MA D+78
- Dexter Falls, Columbus, OH D+21
- La Cresta-Alta Vista, Bakersfield, CA R+14
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.