Atchison Woods is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 41% of adults in Atchison Woods typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Atchison Woods, ~31% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Atchison Woods compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Atchison Woods leans more Democratic than 2 of 9 neighbors.
Atchison Woods runs about 35 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Atchison Woods 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 Atchison Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Atchison Woods live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 52% of adults in Atchison Woods have never been married, above 84% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Atchison Woods, Richmond, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Atchison Woods looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Atchison Woods is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 15 points below the California average of 62%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 39% of adults in Atchison Woods report food insecurity, above 92% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Atchison Woods sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Iron Triangle, Richmond, CA D+54
- Coronado, Richmond, CA D+64
- Belding Woods, Richmond, CA D+49
- Point Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Cortez-Stege, Richmond, CA D+66
- North and East, Richmond, CA D+55
- East Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, CA D+56
- Richmond Annex, Richmond, CA D+64
- Kensington-San Francisco, Berkeley, CA D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Slabtown, Portland, OR D+78
- Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD D+75
- Southpointe, Fargo, ND D+5
- Westies, Wausau, WI D+11
- Springetts Manor-Yorklyn, York, PA D+6
- Silver Valley Addition, Sioux Falls, SD R+12
- Brooklyn, Portland, OR D+81
- The Canal on Preston, Plano, TX D+8
- Forrest Hills, Augusta, GA D+29
- Stoneybrook, Alafaya, FL Even
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary of State, 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.