Brooklyn-Curtis Bay leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, ~27% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brooklyn-Curtis Bay compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Brooklyn-Curtis Bay leans more Democratic than 5 of 22 neighbors.
Brooklyn-Curtis Bay runs about 8 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Brooklyn-Curtis Bay. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+50) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+20), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Brooklyn-Curtis Bay 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 Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay have never been married, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD sits in the top quarter 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 Brooklyn-Curtis Bay looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Brooklyn-Curtis Bay is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 44%, about 20 points below the Maryland average of 64%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 37% of adults in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay report food insecurity, above 91% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 69% of adults in Brooklyn-Curtis Bay have completed high school, below 95% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD D+11
- Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, MD D+82
- Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD D+9
- Locust Point, Baltimore, MD D+46
- Riverside, Baltimore, MD D+64
- Lakeland, Baltimore, MD D+56
- Federal Hill-Montgomery, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Canton, Baltimore, MD D+58
- Fells Point, Baltimore, MD D+70
- Washington Village, Baltimore, MD D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lee-Miles, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Northwest Nashua, Nashua, NH D+23
- City Center, Glendale, CA D+18
- Greenfield, Detroit, MI D+87
- The Avenues, Salt Lake City, UT D+64
- Mt Pleasant, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Love Field Area, Dallas, TX D+36
- Midtown, Houston, TX D+42
- South Park, Los Angeles, CA D+58
- Ballard, Seattle, WA D+73
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.