Aseem Shukla

Deputy Data Editor at San Francisco Chronicle

Bay Arean; Language Nerd; Deputy Data Editor @sfchronicle. Formerly data + politics @PhillyInquirer.

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Oakland neighborhoods are grouped into five voting ‘clusters.’ Which one are you in?

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Aseem Shukla |Sarah Ravani |Harsha Devulapalli

Oaklanders voiced their displeasure with embattled former Mayor Sheng Thao by ousting her in a historic recall last fall. On Tuesday, they must come together to pick her successor. Nine candidates are running to replace Thao, who has since been indicted on federal bribery charges and has pleaded not guilty, and finish out the remaining 18 months of her term. Former Rep. Barbara Lee and Oakland City Council Member Loren Taylor are the apparent front-runners.
How Californians’ exodus is shifting the politics of other states

Jan 22, 2025 | sfchronicle.com | Aseem Shukla

Every year, thousands more California residents leave the state than vice versa — and they take their politics with them. In some states, the effect has been the spread of West Coast-liberalism. In others, movers actually helped pad President Donald Trump’s margins, pulling them firmly out of Vice President Kamala Harris’ reach last November. Regardless of party, the reasons for the exodus are no surprise: California has stratospheric wages for some and housing shortages for all.
How Californians' exodus is shifting the politics of other states

Jan 22, 2025 | sfchronicle.com | Aseem Shukla

Every year, thousands more California residents leave the state than vice versa — and they take their politics with them. In some states, the effect has been the spread of West Coast-liberalism. In others, movers actually helped pad President Donald Trump’s margins, pulling them firmly out of Vice President Kamala Harris’ reach last November. Regardless of party, the reasons for the exodus are no surprise: California has stratospheric wages for some and housing shortages for all.
SF’s population drops once again in ominous sign for city’s recovery

Dec 20, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Roland Li |Aseem Shukla

San Francisco’s population drops once again in an ominous sign for the city’s recovery from the pandemic.
California swung right this election. But not because more people voted for Trump

Dec 1, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Aseem Shukla

Like the rest of the nation, California swung right in 2024. But unlike some other places, there was little contribution from voters changing their votes from Democratic to Republican. Instead, it’s mainly because Democratic voters seem to have stayed home. In the 49 California counties where the estimated vote count was nearly complete by Thanksgiving Day — a list that accounted for 97% of the state’s voting-age population — turnout fell by more than 10% compared to the 2020 election.
Cluster of richest voters did most to oust SF Mayor London Breed

Nov 21, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Aseem Shukla

The Progressive Crescent, which includes a boomerang-shaped group of neighborhoods from the Haight down to the Mission and Bernal Heights Working-Class S.F., which includes lower income, less college-educated and immigrant-heavy parts of the Bayview, Tenderloin, Mid-Market and Outer Mission Asian S.F., which includes Asian-majority areas of the city’s west and south, as well as Chinatown The Upper Crust, which spans the wealthiest parts of the city in the Marina, Seacliff, West of Twin Peaks,...
Yes, even San Francisco swung toward Trump. These voters drove the shift

Nov 10, 2024 | fresnobee.com | Aseem Shukla

Although results are far from final, it's clear that like other blue states, California shifted to the right. San Francisco, the bluest county in the state, was no exception. It's only the second time since 1984 that Californians have given more support to the Republican candidate than in the previous cycle.
Yes, even San Francisco swung toward Trump. These voters drove the shift

Nov 10, 2024 | msn.com | Aseem Shukla

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Yes, even San Francisco swung toward Trump. These voters drove the shift

Nov 10, 2024 | sfchronicle.com | Aseem Shukla

Although results are far from final, it’s clear that like other blue states, California shifted to the right. San Francisco, the bluest county in the state, was no exception. It’s only the second time since 1984 that Californians have given more support to the Republican candidate than in the previous cycle.
Six trends that could decide Pennsylvania in the 2024 election

Nov 4, 2024 | inquirer.com | Julia Terruso |Aseem Shukla |Anna Orso

Skip to contentby Julia TerrusoAnton Klusener/ Staff illustration/ AP/ Getty Images1. Voter allegiances could keep shiftingTom Gralish / Staff PhotographerThe suburbs have gotten more Democratic. Rural areas and pockets of inner cities have moved toward Republicans. Whoever prevails in Pennsylvania this year may do so by putting together a patchwork of support we haven’t seen before. 1. Voter allegiances could keep shiftingThe suburbs have gotten more Democratic.