The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around East San Jose. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
East San Jose tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, East San Jose has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, East San Jose leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In East San Jose, 17.27% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in East San Jose women make up 49.22% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in East San Jose is 34.9, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is East San Jose a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in East San Jose, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Foothills, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Garden-Villa Montery, San Jose, CA: more liberal voters
- Evergreen, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Goodyear-Mastic, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Alma, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Edenvale-Seven Trees, San Jose, CA: more liberal voters
- North Valley, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Willow Glen, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- Berryessa, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southwest Dallas, Dallas, TX: more conservative voters
- Forest Hills, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
- Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Central, El Paso, TX: more conservative voters
- West San Jose, San Jose, CA: more conservative voters
- South Side, Corpus Christi, TX: more conservative voters
- Woodhaven-Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, NY: more liberal voters
- Wakefield-Williamsbridge, Bronx, NY: more liberal voters
- Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY: more liberal voters
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