Woodbury leans Democratic by roughly 16 points: about 58% of voters vote Democratic and 42% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Woodbury typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodbury, ~35% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodbury compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodbury leans more Democratic than 12 of 16 neighbors.
Woodbury runs about 4 points more Republican than California as a whole.
Why Woodbury 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 Woodbury, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 80% of adults in Woodbury hold a bachelor's degree, about 51 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Woodbury, Irvine, CA sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodbury looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 7% of homes in Woodbury have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of neighborhoods. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Woodbury sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Spectrum, Irvine, CA D+14
- Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA D+19
- Portola Springs, Irvine, CA D+15
- Northwood, Irvine, CA D+10
- El Toro Marine Air Station, Irvine, CA D+18
- Northwood Point, Irvine, CA D+8
- El Camino Real, Irvine, CA D+10
- Lower Peters Canyon, Irvine, CA D+13
- Walnut Village, Irvine, CA D+12
- Oak Creek, Irvine, CA D+12
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Summit-University, St. Paul, MN D+72
- Deaveaux, Toledo, OH D+23
- Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Ballantyne West, Charlotte, NC D+15
- Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD D+68
- Rita Ranch, Tucson, AZ R+6
- Lake View, Paterson, NJ D+5
- Kamms Corner, Cleveland, OH D+22
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill, Portland, OR D+49
- Greenwood, Seattle, WA D+72
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from California Secretary 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.