Baltimore Highlands, MD Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Baltimore Highlands

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Baltimore Highlands leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.

 

About 48% of adults in Baltimore Highlands typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Baltimore Highlands, ~27% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Baltimore Highlands compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Baltimore Highlands leans more Democratic than 56 of 153 neighbors.

Baltimore Highlands runs about 17 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Baltimore Highlands. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+35) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+16), a spread of about 51 points.

Why Baltimore Highlands 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 Baltimore Highlands, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Baltimore Highlands live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Baltimore Highlands have never been married, above 82% of cities.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Baltimore Highlands, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Baltimore Highlands looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Baltimore Highlands is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 45% of households in Baltimore Highlands rent, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 30% of adults in Baltimore Highlands report food insecurity, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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Sources and methodology

Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maryland 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.