Lyon Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Lyon Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lyon Park, ~60% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lyon Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lyon Park leans more Democratic than 15 of 56 neighbors.
Lyon Park runs about 50 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lyon Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+71) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+49), a spread of about 22 points.
Why Lyon 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 Lyon Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 81% of adults in Lyon Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Lyon Park sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lyon Park, Arlington, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lyon Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lyon 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Clarendon, Arlington, VA D+60
- Ashton Heights, Arlington, VA D+62
- Lyon Village, Arlington, VA D+63
- Penrose, Arlington, VA D+58
- Radnor-Ft Myer Heights, Arlington, VA D+56
- Ballston-Virginia Square, Arlington, VA D+58
- Buckingham, Arlington, VA D+52
- North Highland, Arlington, VA D+63
- Columbia Heghts, Arlington, VA D+61
- North Rosslyn, Arlington, VA D+57
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Timmerman West, Milwaukee, WI D+47
- Regent Square, Pittsburgh, PA D+71
- Lakewood, Ann Arbor, MI D+45
- North Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+21
- Washington Village, Boulder, CO D+77
- Downtown Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+32
- Willowcreek, Sacramento, CA D+44
- Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, OH D+68
- Hamlet, Woonsocket, RI D+19
- University Town Center, Irvine, CA D+33
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Virginia Department 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.