Cleveland Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 88% of voters here vote Democratic and 12% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Cleveland Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cleveland Park, ~69% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cleveland Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cleveland Park leans more Democratic than 23 of 44 neighbors.
Cleveland Park runs about 7 points more Republican than the District of Columbia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cleveland Park. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+72), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Cleveland Park 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 Cleveland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 89% of adults in Cleveland Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cleveland Park, Washington, DC sits in the top quarter 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 Cleveland Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cleveland Park 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Cleveland Park have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Woodley Park, Washington, DC D+80
- Glover Park, Washington, DC D+76
- Chevy Chase, Washington, DC D+79
- Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC D+66
- Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC D+83
- Adams Morgan, Washington, DC D+83
- Georgetown, Washington, DC D+69
- Columbia Heights, Washington, DC D+83
- Dupont Circle, Washington, DC D+78
- Petworth, Washington, DC D+86
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Alderwood Manor, Lynnwood, WA D+23
- Sunnyside, Clackamas, OR D+26
- Near Southside, Columbus, OH D+72
- Muscoy, San Bernardino, CA D+20
- Glendale-Heatherdowns, Toledo, OH D+24
- Radburn, Fair Lawn, NJ D+8
- La Sierra Acres, Riverside, CA D+8
- Mission-Garin, Hayward, CA D+43
- North Deering, Portland, ME D+46
- Highland Hills, Henderson, NV R+9
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.