Washington Park, VA Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Washington Park

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Washington Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 92% of adults in Washington Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Park, ~52% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Washington Park compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Washington Park leans more Democratic than 37 of 58 neighbors.

Washington Park runs about 7 points more Democratic than Virginia as a whole.

Why Washington Park leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Washington Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 64% of residents in Washington Park are Black or African American, about 49 points above the Virginia average of 15%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Washington Park have never been married, above 98% of cities.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Washington Park, VA sits below the national average 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 Washington Park looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Washington Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.