Chevy Chase is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Chevy Chase typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chevy Chase, ~67% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chevy Chase compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chevy Chase leans more Democratic than 161 of 207 neighbors.
Chevy Chase runs about 40 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Chevy Chase 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 Chevy Chase, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in Chevy Chase hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Chevy Chase sits in the top fifth on density (about 96%, above 98% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 31% of adults in Chevy Chase have never been married, above 79% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Chevy Chase, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Chevy Chase looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chevy Chase is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Chevy Chase have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chevy Chase Section Three, MD D+74
- Chevy Chase Section Five, MD D+72
- Chevy Chase Village, MD D+69
- Martins Additions, MD D+72
- Somerset, MD D+66
- North Chevy Chase, MD D+74
- Bethesda, MD D+65
- Chevy Chase View, MD D+54
- South Kensington, MD D+63
- Glen Echo, MD D+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mira Loma, CA Even
- Flushing, MI R+5
- New Castle, IN R+40
- Ferndale, WA Even
- Rochester, MI Even
- Mountain Home, AR R+47
- El Cerrito, CA D+70
- Allendale, MI R+3
- Mount Holly, NC R+21
- Homer Glen, IL R+27
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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.