Woodbridge is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Woodbridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodbridge, ~55% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodbridge compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodbridge leans more Democratic than 10 of 27 neighbors.
Woodbridge runs about 74 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Woodbridge sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodbridge. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+85) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 44 points.
Why Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Woodbridge live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Woodbridge have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods. Woodbridge runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Woodbridge, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Woodbridge looks the way it does
Turnout in Woodbridge sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Core City, Detroit, MI D+79
- Hubbard-Richard, Detroit, MI D+46
- Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI D+28
- Michigan-Martin, Detroit, MI D+36
- Midtown-Detroit, Detroit, MI D+73
- Wayne State, Detroit, MI D+66
- Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI D+62
- Midwest, Detroit, MI D+84
- Tireman, Detroit, MI D+76
- Claytown, Detroit, MI D+16
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Western 49-63, Kansas City, MO D+64
- Stone Meadows, Madison, WI D+52
- Tempe Junction, Tempe, AZ D+39
- Stonewood, Stockton, CA D+12
- Wildes Corner, Warwick, RI D+3
- Lindley Park, Greensboro, NC D+52
- Olde Providence North, Charlotte, NC D+5
- Sunny Slope, San Antonio, TX D+35
- Allen, Buffalo, NY D+64
- Medical District, Memphis, TN D+71
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department of State, 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.