The Palisades is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 83% of adults in The Palisades typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Palisades, ~70% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Palisades compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, The Palisades leans more Democratic than 24 of 43 neighbors.
The Palisades runs about 16 points more Republican than the District of Columbia as a whole.
Why The Palisades 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 The Palisades, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 92% of adults in The Palisades hold a bachelor's degree, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; The Palisades, Washington, DC sits in the top tenth 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 The Palisades looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. The Palisades 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 81%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in The Palisades have completed high school, above 89% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC D+66
- Glover Park, Washington, DC D+76
- Donaldson Run, Arlington, VA D+57
- Cherrydale, Arlington, VA D+57
- North Highland, Arlington, VA D+63
- Cleveland Park, Washington, DC D+77
- Georgetown, Washington, DC D+69
- Waverly Hills, Arlington, VA D+49
- Rock Spring, Arlington, VA D+43
- Lyon Village, Arlington, VA D+63
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Miramonte, Tucson, AZ D+43
- Northgate Area, Walnut Creek, CA D+38
- Tara Hills, San Pablo, CA D+35
- Charleston, Staten Island, NY R+51
- Boston Edison, Detroit, MI D+84
- North River Shores, Stuart, FL R+25
- New Scotland-Woodlawn, Albany, NY D+60
- Fondren North Renaissance, Jackson, MS D+32
- Lincoln, San Rafael, CA D+51
- North Park Forest, Houston, TX D+46
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.