The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Anacostia. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Anacostia tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Anacostia has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Anacostia leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Anacostia, 16.23% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Anacostia women make up 55.12% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Anacostia is 32.7, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Anacostia a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Anacostia, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Stadium-Armory, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
- Capitol Hill, Washington, DC: more conservative voters
- South West, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
- Suitland-Silver Hill, Suitland, MD: more conservative voters
- Deanwood, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
- Downtown, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
- Mt Vernon Square, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
- Crystal City, Arlington, VA: more conservative voters
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD: more conservative voters
- Brentwood, Washington, DC: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Astoria, New York, NY: more conservative voters
- The Rockaways, Far Rockaway, NY: more conservative voters
- North, Houston, TX: more conservative voters
- Westlake, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Fort Green, Brooklyn, NY: more conservative voters
- Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA: more conservative voters
- Southwestern Denver, Denver, CO: more conservative voters
- Northland, Columbus, OH: more conservative voters
- South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ: more conservative voters
- North Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ: more conservative voters
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