Deanwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Deanwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deanwood, ~56% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deanwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Deanwood leans more Democratic than 17 of 23 neighbors.
Politically, Deanwood sits close to the rest of the District of Columbia.
Why Deanwood 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 Deanwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Deanwood have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 37%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Deanwood, Washington, DC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Deanwood looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 35% of adults in Deanwood report food insecurity, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hillside, Coral Hills, MD D+85
- Stadium-Armory, Washington, DC D+85
- Hill East, Washington, DC D+80
- Lincoln Park, Washington, DC D+84
- Fairlawn, Washington, DC D+86
- Woodridge, Washington, DC D+88
- Brentwood, Washington, DC D+83
- Walker Mill, District Heights, MD D+86
- Stanton Park, Washington, DC D+84
- Capitol Hill, Washington, DC D+77
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Kips Bay, Manhattan, NY D+62
- Laurelton, Queens, NY D+82
- Southwest Arlington, Arlington, TX R+5
- North Side, Mount Vernon, NY D+61
- Ashburn, Chicago, IL D+56
- Fresh Meadows, Queens, NY D+5
- Somerton, Philadelphia, PA R+15
- Active Bethel, Eugene, OR D+8
- Silver Lake, Eastmont, WA D+9
- Mililani Waipio Melemanu, Mililani, HI D+17
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.