The politics in San Francisco are quite influential and diverse. The 94108 zip code area is located in the heart of the city and is home to many of the city's major neighbourhoods including Chinatown, North Beach, Telegraph Hill, The Marina, and Fisherman’s Wharf. This area is well known for its thriving nightlife as well as its bustling tourism industry. Politically speaking, this area has seen a lot of action in recent years, with different issues impacting the community including housing affordability, homelessness, transportation infrastructure development, and environmental policy reform. In terms of local political candidates up for election in this area, there are several running as independents or under established political parties such as the Democratic Party and Green Party. It is important to pay attention to these candidates so that you can make an informed decision when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 94108 (San Francisco, CA) is very liberal.
San Francisco County, CA is very liberal. In San Francisco County, CA 85.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 12.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, San Francisco county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 85.3% to 12.7%.
San Francisco county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 94108 (San Francisco, CA) is very liberal.
San Francisco, California is very liberal.
San Francisco County, California is very liberal.
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley Metro Area is very liberal.
California is strongly liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
San Francisco, California: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 94108 (San Francisco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,382 contributions totaling $1,447,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $608 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 320 contributions totaling $218,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $684 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)