Belding Woods leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 26% of adults in Belding Woods typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Belding Woods, ~19% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~74% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Belding Woods compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Belding Woods leans more Democratic than 1 of 11 neighbors.
Belding Woods runs about 29 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Why Belding 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 Belding Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Belding 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 49% of adults in Belding Woods have never been married, above 80% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Belding Woods, Richmond, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Belding Woods looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Belding Woods is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The uninsured rate here is about 24%, about 14 points above the California average of 10%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Belding Woods report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 49% of adults in Belding Woods have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Iron Triangle, Richmond, CA D+54
- North and East, Richmond, CA D+55
- Coronado, Richmond, CA D+64
- Atchison Woods, Richmond, CA D+55
- Cortez-Stege, Richmond, CA D+66
- East Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Fairmede-Hilltop, San Pablo, CA D+56
- Point Richmond, Richmond, CA D+66
- Richmond Annex, Richmond, CA D+64
- Tara Hills, San Pablo, CA D+35
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Highland Terrace, Oakland, CA D+55
- Meadowbrook, Syracuse, NY D+63
- Swan, Grand Rapids, MI D+45
- Downer Woods, Milwaukee, WI D+55
- Myers, Tucson, AZ D+24
- New Bethel, Indianapolis, IN R+17
- Oriole Margate Golf Course, Margate, FL D+18
- Rivers Bend Estates, Lafayette, LA R+43
- Belle Vista, Youngstown, OH D+21
- Arcadia, Kalamazoo, MI D+43
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.