Cherry Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 50% of adults in Cherry Hill typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cherry Hill, ~45% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~50% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cherry Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Cherry Hill leans more Democratic than 23 of 30 neighbors.
Cherry Hill runs about 54 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Cherry Hill. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+86) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+19), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Cherry Hill have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 46%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Cherry Hill, Brooklyn, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Cherry Hill looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Cherry Hill 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 35%, about 29 points below the Maryland average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 86% of households in Cherry Hill rent, compared to around 49% in nearby neighborhoods. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 51% of adults in Cherry Hill report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lakeland, Baltimore, MD D+56
- Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD D+11
- Riverside, Baltimore, MD D+64
- Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD D+37
- Federal Hill-Montgomery, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Washington Village, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Morrell Park, Baltimore, MD D+22
- Locust Point, Baltimore, MD D+46
- Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD D+9
- Downtown, Baltimore, MD D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Fairview, Camden, NJ D+55
- Rancho Sahuarita, Sahuarita, AZ R+5
- Union-Miles Park, Cleveland, OH D+87
- Central Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+8
- Woodley Park, Washington, DC D+80
- Downtown St Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL D+15
- Downtown, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Beechmont, Louisville, KY D+24
- Chinatown, Philadelphia, PA D+61
- Northgate, San Rafael, CA D+41
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.