Woodridge leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Woodridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodridge, ~23% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodridge leans more Republican than 78 of 122 neighbors.
Woodridge runs about 31 points more Republican than New York as a whole. New York leans Democratic overall, while Woodridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Woodridge 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 Woodridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woodridge votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, well below the New York average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Woodridge runs against the grain of New York, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Woodridge, NY sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Woodridge looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 49% of households in Woodridge rent, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 20% of adults in Woodridge report food insecurity, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mountain Dale, NY R+21
- Fallsburg, NY R+4
- Glen Wild, NY R+20
- South Fallsburg, NY Even
- Greenfield Park, NY R+18
- Thompsonville, NY R+11
- Kiamesha Lake, NY R+16
- Woodbourne, NY R+16
- Hurleyville, NY R+15
- Rock Hill, NY R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Julesburg, CO R+46
- Shults, OK R+68
- Paxton, FL R+58
- Ridgeville, IN R+61
- Byron, NY R+39
- Sabillasville, MD R+42
- Hillsdale, MO D+85
- White Sulphur Springs, MT R+58
- Waitsburg, WA R+51
- Cockrum, MS R+70
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from New York State 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.