Woods Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Woods Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woods Park, ~39% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woods Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woods Park leans more Democratic than 17 of 23 neighbors.
Woods Park runs about 57 points more Democratic than Nebraska as a whole. Nebraska leans Republican overall, while Woods Park is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Woods Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+42) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+31), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Woods 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 Woods Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Woods Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Woods Park runs against the grain of Nebraska, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Woods Park, Lincoln, NE 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 Woods Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Woods Park 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
- Hartley, Lincoln, NE D+36
- 40th and A, Lincoln, NE D+28
- Near South, Lincoln, NE D+44
- Malone, Lincoln, NE D+38
- Downtown Lincoln, Lincoln, NE D+42
- Clinton, Lincoln, NE D+32
- East Campus, Lincoln, NE D+45
- Everett, Lincoln, NE D+40
- Country Club, Lincoln, NE D+40
- South Salt Creek, Lincoln, NE D+29
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Santa Rita, San Angelo, TX R+25
- Seven Oaks at Grand Island, Bakersfield, CA R+22
- Washington Square, Santa Ana, CA D+24
- The Dominion, San Antonio, TX R+15
- Fairview, Milwaukee, WI D+6
- Orange Blossom Gardens, Lady Lake, FL R+24
- Lyon Village, Arlington, VA D+63
- Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA D+56
- Cactus Gale, Glendale, AZ R+11
- Perimeter Center, Sandy Springs, GA D+33
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska 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.