Chevy Chase View is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Chevy Chase View typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chevy Chase View, ~75% vote Democratic, ~22% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chevy Chase View compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chevy Chase View leans more Democratic than 117 of 203 neighbors.
Chevy Chase View runs about 25 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Chevy Chase View 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 View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 90% of adults in Chevy Chase View hold a bachelor's degree, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Chevy Chase View sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, in the top fraction of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Chevy Chase View, 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 Chevy Chase View looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chevy Chase View 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 94% of households in Chevy Chase View own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Chevy Chase View have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Kensington, MD D+63
- Kensington, MD D+63
- Garrett Park, MD D+68
- North Chevy Chase, MD D+74
- Wheaton, MD D+48
- North Bethesda, MD D+58
- Chevy Chase Section Five, MD D+72
- Chevy Chase, MD D+69
- Chevy Chase Section Three, MD D+74
- Martins Additions, MD D+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deerfield, MA D+28
- Smyrna, NY R+51
- Faucett, MO R+54
- Shortville, WI R+38
- Keeling, VA R+51
- Garden Prairie, IL R+34
- Keith, TX R+61
- Ralston, WY R+73
- North Middletown, KY R+54
- Lilliwaup, WA R+4
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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.