The 10 California cities where you're least likely to meet a Republican
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#10: San Francisco (San Francisco)
Registered Voters: 465,362
Republicans: 43,731
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 9.4%
Fun Facts: By far the largest city on this list, San Francisco is famously liberal.
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#9: Compton (Los Angeles)
Registered Voters: 37,119
Republicans: 3,102
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 8.4%
Fun Facts: Long considered dangerous, Compton has recently seen an influx of middle-class residents.
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#8: San Pablo (Contra Costa)
Registered Voters: 8,150
Republicans: 677
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 8.3%
Fun Facts: Home to a casino (pictured above) and a large Latino population.
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#7: Fairfax (Marin)
Registered Voters: 5,261
Republicans: 426
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 8.1%
Fun Facts: Located in lovely Marin County, Fairfax is one of the wealthiest cities on this list.
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#6: Richmond (Contra Costa)
Registered Voters: 41,651
Republicans: 3,299
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 7.9%
Fun Facts: Richmond is the largest city in America with a Green Party mayor.
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#5: Albany (Alameda)
Registered Voters: 10,160
Republicans: 777
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 7.6%
Fun Facts: Home to the Bay Area's only horse racing track.
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#4: Inglewood (Los Angeles)
Registered Voters: 48,426
Republicans: 3,416
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 7.1%
Fun Facts: Home to a young, middle-class, largely black population, it was the setting for the 1999 movie "The Wood."
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#3: Emeryville (Alameda)
Registered Voters: 5,562
Republicans: 384
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 6.9%
Fun Facts: Emeryville is home to several biotech and software companies, not to mention Jamba Juice and Pixar.
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#2: Oakland (Alameda)
Registered Voters: 209,350
Republicans: 12,488
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 5.9%
Fun Facts: The current state attorney general, Jerry Brown, was recently mayor here.
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#1: Berkeley (Alameda)
Registered Voters: 80,285
Republicans: 3,610
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 4.5%
Fun Facts: Are you really surprised?
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Bonus: Local City with the fewest Republicans ... Davis (Yolo); Statewide rank: #43
Registered Voters: 38,423
Republicans: 6,154
Percentage of Voters Registered Republican: 16.0%
Fun Facts: Again, are you really surprised?
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