Silver Terrace leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Silver Terrace typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Silver Terrace, ~32% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Silver Terrace compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Silver Terrace leans more Democratic than 1 of 41 neighbors.
Silver Terrace runs about 16 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Silver Terrace. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+27), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Silver Terrace 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 Silver Terrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Silver Terrace is about 10%, about 62 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Silver Terrace, San Francisco, 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 Silver Terrace looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 17% of homes in Silver Terrace have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bayview, San Francisco, CA D+57
- Bernal Heights, San Francisco, CA D+78
- St Marys Park, San Francisco, CA D+53
- Visitacion Valley, San Francisco, CA D+36
- Excelsior, San Francisco, CA D+39
- Potrero, San Francisco, CA D+79
- Glen Park, San Francisco, CA D+79
- Mission, San Francisco, CA D+72
- Liberty Street Historic District, San Francisco, CA D+81
- Noe Valley, San Francisco, CA D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Little Italy, Manhattan, NY D+58
- Highland Garden, Hollywood, FL D+37
- Orchard District, Bend, OR D+29
- South Side, Wilmington, NC D+57
- Portsmouth, Portland, OR D+61
- South Side, Scranton, PA D+16
- City Center West, Philadelphia, PA D+70
- Vista, Boise, ID D+18
- Twin Lakes, Federal Way, WA D+28
- Downtown Pasadena, Pasadena, TX D+6
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.