Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, ~64% vote Democratic, ~17% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens leans more Democratic than 19 of 37 neighbors.
Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens runs about 52 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens 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 Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 89% of adults in Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens hold a bachelor's degree, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, Alexandria, VA sits in the top tenth 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 Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Potomac West, Alexandria, VA D+60
- Braddock Road Metro, Alexandria, VA D+65
- North Ridge Rosemont, Alexandria, VA D+56
- Old Town, Alexandria, VA D+54
- Eisenhower East, Alexandria, VA D+52
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
- Taylor Run, Alexandria, VA D+50
- Long Branch Creek, Arlington, VA D+59
- Crystal City, Arlington, VA D+59
- Arlington Ridge, Arlington, VA D+60
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Westside, Missoula, MT D+35
- Lower Garden District, New Orleans, LA D+47
- Moss Bay, Kirkland, WA D+45
- Southeast, Brentwood, TN Even
- North End, Beaumont, TX D+71
- Westbury, Houston, TX D+43
- East Liberty, Pittsburgh, PA D+82
- West Hill, Albany, NY D+66
- Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI D+14
- Oakland Ave-Harrison Street, Oakland, CA D+81
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.