Ledroit Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Ledroit Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ledroit Park, ~60% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ledroit Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Ledroit Park leans more Democratic than 47 of 48 neighbors.
Ledroit Park runs about 4 points more Democratic than the District of Columbia as a whole.
Why Ledroit 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 Ledroit Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Ledroit Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 66% of adults in Ledroit Park have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ledroit Park, Washington, DC sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Ledroit Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ledroit 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Shaw, Washington, DC D+84
- U Street Corridor, Washington, DC D+80
- Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC D+74
- Columbia Heights, Washington, DC D+83
- Logan Circle, Washington, DC D+77
- Downtown, Washington, DC D+71
- Brentwood, Washington, DC D+83
- Adams Morgan, Washington, DC D+83
- Dupont Circle, Washington, DC D+78
- Catholic University-Brookland, Washington, DC D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Irvington, Indianapolis, IN D+32
- Oakdale, Atlanta, GA D+24
- Madisonville, Cincinnati, OH D+46
- Sherwood-Tualatin North, Sherwood, OR D+23
- East Bench, Salt Lake City, UT D+38
- Aurora Highlands, Aurora, CO D+28
- Reservoir Hill-Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD D+82
- Elmwood, Providence, RI D+39
- Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA D+36
- Center Hill, Atlanta, GA D+87
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.