Politics of San Francisco

This continuing trend is also visible in the results of presidential elections; the last Republican president to win San Francisco was Dwight Eisenhower in 1956.

Although the fight between Democrats and Republicans has been unequal for the last 40 years, it has become increasingly lopsided, with conservative commentators frequently attacking the city's politics using the ad hominem phrase, "San Francisco values".

[1] Because of its heavy liberal leanings, San Francisco has the highest percentage of Democratic voters of any California county as of November 2024.

A sliver in the southwest is part of the 15th District represented by Kevin Mullin (D–South San Francisco).

While the specific policy differences between the two sides are widely disputed, the progressive/moderate formulation remains salient in the local media and in the deep network of political clubs and mutual endorsements that help determine elections.