Charles Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Charles Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Charles Village, ~45% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Charles Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Charles Village leans more Democratic than 30 of 55 neighbors.
Charles Village runs about 50 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Charles Village. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+86) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Charles Village 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 Charles Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 59% of adults in Charles Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 30 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 67% of adults in Charles Village have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Charles Village, Baltimore, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Charles Village looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 70% of households in Charles Village rent, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Charles Village sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Reservoir Hill-Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD D+82
- Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Greenmount, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Govans, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Oldtown, Baltimore, MD D+77
- Mount Vernon, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Hampden-Woodberry-Remington, Baltimore, MD D+52
- Roland Park-Homewood-Guilford, Baltimore, MD D+67
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Northwest Dallas, Dallas, TX D+11
- Golden Glades-The Woods, Jacksonville, FL R+17
- Villages of Palm Beach Lakes, West Palm Beach, FL D+31
- Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, IL D+63
- Roseway, Portland, OR D+75
- Tierrasanta, San Diego, CA D+20
- Haddington-Carroll Park, Philadelphia, PA D+88
- Outer Richmond, San Francisco, CA D+57
- Bear Creek, Stockton, CA D+15
- Sixteen Acres, Springfield, MA D+20
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.