Adams Morgan is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Adams Morgan typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adams Morgan, ~66% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Adams Morgan compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Adams Morgan leans more Democratic than 37 of 53 neighbors.
Politically, Adams Morgan sits close to the rest of the District of Columbia.
Why Adams Morgan leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adams Morgan, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 91% of adults in Adams Morgan hold a bachelor's degree, about 62 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Adams Morgan sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in Adams Morgan have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Adams Morgan, Washington, DC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Adams Morgan looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Adams Morgan is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Adams Morgan have completed high school, above 88% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- U Street Corridor, Washington, DC D+80
- Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC D+83
- Dupont Circle, Washington, DC D+78
- Columbia Heights, Washington, DC D+83
- Woodley Park, Washington, DC D+80
- Logan Circle, Washington, DC D+77
- Ledroit Park, Washington, DC D+88
- Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC D+69
- Cleveland Park, Washington, DC D+77
- Shaw, Washington, DC D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Great Northwest, San Antonio, TX D+10
- Audubon, New Orleans, LA D+39
- Sabre Springs, San Diego, CA D+20
- Upper Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Live Oak, Santa Cruz, CA D+50
- Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Crocker Amazon, San Francisco, CA D+34
- College Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+61
- McCullough Hills, Henderson, NV D+4
- Group 14621, Rochester, NY D+57
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from District of Columbia Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.