Brooklyn Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 10 points: about 55% of voters vote Democratic and 45% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Brooklyn Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brooklyn Park, ~34% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brooklyn Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brooklyn Park leans more Democratic than 48 of 151 neighbors.
Brooklyn Park runs about 19 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Brooklyn Park. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+21) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Brooklyn Park 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 Brooklyn Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 92% of residents in Brooklyn Park live in densely developed areas, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 36% of adults in Brooklyn Park have never been married, above 89% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Brooklyn Park, 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 Brooklyn Park looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 4% of homes in Brooklyn Park have more than one occupant per room, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brooklyn, MD D+59
- Baltimore Highlands, MD D+12
- Ferndale, MD D+10
- Linthicum, MD D+3
- Lansdowne, MD D+13
- Curtis Bay, MD D+12
- Linthicum Heights, MD D+17
- Halethorpe, MD D+12
- Arbutus, MD D+11
- Glen Burnie, MD D+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shiloh, IL D+15
- Molalla, OR R+24
- Holmdel, NJ R+11
- Holmen, WI R+6
- Cape May Court House, NJ R+20
- Windham, NH D+4
- North Easton, MA D+17
- Oakdale, PA R+6
- Adelphi, MD D+55
- Boyertown, PA R+30
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.