Chevy Chase Section Five is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Chevy Chase Section Five typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chevy Chase Section Five, ~82% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chevy Chase Section Five compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chevy Chase Section Five leans more Democratic than 173 of 209 neighbors.
Chevy Chase Section Five runs about 43 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Chevy Chase Section Five 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 Section Five, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 96% of adults in Chevy Chase Section Five hold a bachelor's degree, about 68 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Chevy Chase Section Five sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, in the top fraction of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Chevy Chase Section Five, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Chevy Chase Section Five looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chevy Chase Section Five 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Chevy Chase Section Five own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Chevy Chase Section Five have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chevy Chase Section Three, MD D+74
- Martins Additions, MD D+72
- Chevy Chase, MD D+69
- Chevy Chase Village, MD D+69
- North Chevy Chase, MD D+74
- Somerset, MD D+66
- Bethesda, MD D+65
- Chevy Chase View, MD D+54
- South Kensington, MD D+63
- Kensington, MD D+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adirondack, NY R+19
- Herman, MN R+31
- Garner, AR R+72
- Nineveh, TX R+65
- Carlton, NY R+37
- Fairfield, WA R+53
- Neylandville, TX R+53
- Pine Orchard, TN R+74
- Kedron, AR R+45
- Willet, NY R+51
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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.