Bensville is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Bensville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bensville, ~67% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bensville compares
Bensville runs about 24 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Bensville. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Bensville 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 Bensville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 60% of residents in Bensville are Black or African American, about 41 points above the Maryland average of 20%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bensville, Waldorf, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bensville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Bensville own their home, about 19 points above the Maryland average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- St Charles, Waldorf, MD D+66
- Mt Vernon, Mount Vernon, VA D+35
- South Post, Fort Belvoir, VA D+19
- Friendly, Fort Washington, MD D+78
- Hybla Valley, Alexandria, VA D+43
- Woodlawn, Alexandria, VA D+47
- Belle Haven, Belle View, VA D+45
- Groveton, Alexandria, VA D+49
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD D+79
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Nashua Historic District, Nashua, NH D+24
- Stanford, Roseville, CA R+5
- Hall Manor, Harrisburg, PA D+59
- Camden, Salisbury, MD D+26
- Chapel Hill Village, Indianapolis, IN D+33
- Fort des Moines, Des Moines, IA D+17
- Bayside West, Tampa, FL Even
- Knollwood, Kalamazoo, MI D+42
- Keeling, Tucson, AZ D+38
- Iroquois, Louisville, KY D+23
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.