San Francisco, as already mentioned, is the only consolidated city/county in California. Therefore, the mayor of the city is also the county executive, while the Board of Supervisors acts as the city council. It is also worth mentioning that San Francisco is known to have a majority of democratic supporters like California as a whole In fact, the city is one of the centers for liberal activism and progressive movements. The Bay Area is actually regarded to be one of the most liberal areas in the country.When looking at the population distribution in the Bay Area it is very clear that the population are densest along the bottom half of the bay. The North Bay Area is clearly a lot less populous, where only some suburbs exist.
Demographics
San Francisco is one of those cities that is a minority-majority population meaning non-hispanic whites do not hold majority of the population. This is not necessarily a good or bad thing. It just means that San Francisco is a very ethnically diverse city. The largest minority group in the city are Asians which about a third of the population. Also the city has the largest amount of gay/lesbian individuals within the top 50 most populous cities in the United States. These factors significantly contribute to why the area is so liberal.
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Source:
http://sf311.org/index.aspx?page=262
http://web.archive.org/web/20070703111703/http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4385
http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20070702202709/http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/publications/SameSexCouplesandGLBpopACS.pdf
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