How come every poor/high crime city and county is run by Democrats?
According to a 2001 survey, 77 percent of the responding cities have nonpartisan elections, and 23 percent have partisan elections.
If you look at this list, one of the nation's poorest cities is non partisan....therefore it is difficult to know if it run by Democrats or Republicans. San Francisco, one of the wealthiest cities is partisan. San Francisco became one of the centers of liberal activism, with Democrats, Greens, and progressives dominating city politics.
In the California State Senate, San Francisco is in the 11th Senate District, represented by Democrat Mark Leno. In the California State Assembly, it is split between the 17th Assembly District, represented by Democrat David Chiu, and the 19th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Phil Ting.
In the United States House of Representatives, San Francisco is split between California's 12th and 14th districts, represented by Nancy Pelosi (D–San Francisco) and Jackie Speier (D–Hillsborough), respectively.
Rank City Name State Election Type
1 New York NY Partisan
2 Los Angeles CA Non-Partisan
3 Chicago IL Partisan
4 Houston TX Partisan
5 Phoenix AZ Non-Partisan
6 Philadelphia PA Partisan
7 San Antonio TX Non-Partisan
8 Dallas TX Non-Partisan
9 San Diego CA Non-Partisan
10 San Jose CA Non-Partisan
11 Detroit MI Non-Partisan
12 San Francisco CA Partisan
13 Jacksonville FL Non-Partisan
14 Indianapolis IN Partisan
15 Austin TX Non-Partisan
16 Columbus OH Non-Partisan
17 Fort Worth TX Non-Partisan
18 Charlotte NC Partisan
19 Memphis TN Non-Partisan
20 Baltimore MD Partisan
21 Boston MA Non-Partisan
22 El Paso TX Non-Partisan
23 Milwaukee WI Non-Partisan
24 Denver CO Non-Partisan
25 Seattle WA Non-Partisan
26 Nashville TN Non-Partisan
27 Washington DC Partisan
28 Las Vegas NV Non-Partisan
29 Portland OR Non-Partisan
30 Louisville KY Partisan