Park Place is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Park Place typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Place, ~46% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Place compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Park Place leans more Democratic than 13 of 16 neighbors.
Park Place runs about 67 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Park Place. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Park Place 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 Park Place, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Park Place live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Park Place, Norfolk, VA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Park Place looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Park Place sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Colonial Place Riverview, Norfolk, VA D+61
- Highland Park, Norfolk, VA D+73
- Ghent, Norfolk, VA D+49
- Lindenwood, Norfolk, VA D+80
- Ghent Square, Norfolk, VA D+39
- Lamberts Point, Norfolk, VA D+67
- Larchmont-Edgewater, Norfolk, VA D+31
- Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk, VA D+61
- Fairmont Park, Norfolk, VA D+63
- Central Brambleton, Norfolk, VA D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Elmwood, Syracuse, NY D+59
- Errol Heights, Portland, OR D+43
- Phillips West, Minneapolis, MN D+54
- Westbrae, Berkeley, CA D+87
- Minnehaha, Spokane, WA R+6
- Cumberland, Greensboro, NC D+92
- Steubing Ranch, San Antonio, TX D+5
- Madison Condominium, Falls Church, VA D+45
- Great Brook Valley, Worcester, MA D+31
- Shorewood, Seattle, WA D+45
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.