The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Hillcrest. 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
Hillcrest tends to be democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Hillcrest has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Hillcrest leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Hillcrest, 60.38% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Hillcrest women make up 49.35% 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 Hillcrest is 37.4, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Hillcrest a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Hillcrest, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 14% 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
- West University Heights, San Diego, CA: more liberal voters
- Middletown, San Diego, CA: more liberal voters
- Mission Hills-San Diego, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
- Park West, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
- Mission Valley East, San Diego, CA: more liberal voters
- North Park San Diego, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
- Little Italy, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
- Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
- Balboa Park, San Diego, CA: more liberal voters
- Core, San Diego, CA: more conservative voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Ysleta Mission Valley, El Paso, TX: more liberal voters
- Englewood Park, Orlando, FL: more liberal voters
- Lake Stickney, Lynnwood, WA: more conservative voters
- Murray Hill, Jacksonville, FL: more conservative voters
- Schiller Park, Buffalo, NY: more liberal voters
- Corlett, Cleveland, OH: more liberal voters
- College Glen, Sacramento, CA: more liberal voters
- Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, OH: more liberal voters
- South Semoran, Orlando, FL: more liberal voters
- Forest Hills, Tampa, FL: more conservative voters
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