Wooded Area leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Wooded Area typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wooded Area, ~44% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wooded Area compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wooded Area is the least Democratic-leaning.
Wooded Area runs about 4 points more Democratic than California as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wooded Area. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+31) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+18), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Wooded Area 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 Wooded Area, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Wooded Area hold a bachelor's degree, about 43 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Wooded Area, San Diego, CA does.
Why turnout in Wooded Area looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wooded Area 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Wooded Area have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Roseville, San Diego, CA D+30
- Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA D+43
- Loma Portal, San Diego, CA D+38
- Midtown District, San Diego, CA D+32
- Middletown, San Diego, CA D+47
- Mission Hills-San Diego, San Diego, CA D+42
- Little Italy, San Diego, CA D+40
- Columbia San Diego, San Diego, CA D+37
- Marina, San Diego, CA D+45
- Park West, San Diego, CA D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Mayfield, Ceres, CA R+25
- Blackstone, Providence, RI D+74
- Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA D+66
- Pecan Park, Jacksonville, FL D+9
- Crieve Hall, Nashville, TN D+7
- Meadowdale, Lynnwood, WA D+25
- Winkler Safe Neighborhood, Fort Myers, FL D+18
- San Gorgonio, Highland, CA D+22
- Wilburton, Bellevue, WA D+41
- Chabot Terrace, Vallejo, CA D+48
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.