Berea is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Berea typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Berea, ~50% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Berea compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Berea leans more Democratic than 44 of 46 neighbors.
Berea runs about 58 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Berea. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+72), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Berea 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 Berea, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Berea is about 3%, about 69 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Berea have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Berea, Baltimore, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Berea looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 41% of adults in Berea report food insecurity, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Berea have completed high school, below 84% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Berea sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Madison-Eastend, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Greenmount, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD D+74
- Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Oldtown, Baltimore, MD D+77
- Monument Street, Baltimore, MD D+14
- Highlandtown, Baltimore, MD D+55
- Fells Point, Baltimore, MD D+70
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Oldtown, Baltimore, MD D+77
- Spring Park, Jacksonville, FL D+15
- South Poplar, Allentown, PA D+17
- Legacy Place, Alafaya, FL D+13
- Fairmount, Eugene, OR D+73
- Selby-on-the-Bay, Mayo, MD R+13
- Burbank, San Jose, CA D+41
- Amber Valley, Fargo, ND D+11
- Pasadena Bear Creek Estates, St. Petersburg, FL Even
- Boulevard Bluffs, Everett, WA D+17
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.