Even Liberal San Francisco Is Swept Up in Voter Shift Toward Trump
- Republicans make inroads, fueling hopes of new donor class
- ‘People are fed up,’ says lawyer, as California also shifts
Outside of the presidential race, other down-ballot races in San Francisco saw Republican candidates drawing roughly 20% in the vote.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Even San Francisco, a liberal bastion and conservative punching bag, has found itself caught up in the nation’s rightward shift.
More than 15% of the city’s voters cast their ballot for Donald Trump in last week’s election, compared with 9.3% when he first ran in 2016, according to data from the California Secretary of State. It was the highest share for a Republican presidential candidate in San Francisco in 20 years.