Woodley Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Woodley Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodley Park, ~68% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodley Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodley Park leans more Democratic than 35 of 52 neighbors.
Politically, Woodley Park sits close to the rest of the District of Columbia.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodley Park. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+59), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Woodley Park 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 Woodley Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 92% of adults in Woodley Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Woodley Park, Washington, DC sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodley Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodley Park 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Woodley Park have completed high school, above 84% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cleveland Park, Washington, DC D+77
- Adams Morgan, Washington, DC D+83
- Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC D+83
- Glover Park, Washington, DC D+76
- Dupont Circle, Washington, DC D+78
- Georgetown, Washington, DC D+69
- Columbia Heights, Washington, DC D+83
- U Street Corridor, Washington, DC D+80
- Logan Circle, Washington, DC D+77
- Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC D+69
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL D+15
- Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, MD D+82
- Downtown, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Beechmont, Louisville, KY D+24
- Fairview, Camden, NJ D+55
- Union-Miles Park, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita, AZ R+5
- Central Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+8
- Lake Marion Village, Poinciana, FL D+25
- Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA D+61
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.