Chevy Chase Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Chevy Chase Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chevy Chase Village, ~85% vote Democratic, ~15% Republican, and ~0% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chevy Chase Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Chevy Chase Village leans more Democratic than 170 of 211 neighbors.
Chevy Chase Village runs about 41 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Chevy Chase Village 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 Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 95% of adults in Chevy Chase Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 67 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Chevy Chase Village 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 Village, 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 Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chevy Chase Village 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 81%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Chevy Chase Village own their home, about 21 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 Village 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, MD D+69
- Chevy Chase Section Three, MD D+74
- Somerset, MD D+66
- Martins Additions, MD D+72
- Chevy Chase Section Five, MD D+72
- Bethesda, MD D+65
- North Chevy Chase, MD D+74
- Glen Echo, MD D+63
- Chevy Chase View, MD D+54
- South Kensington, MD D+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adamstown, PA R+28
- Tonalea, AZ D+41
- Onondaga, MI R+34
- Salley, SC R+23
- Lookout Mountain, TN R+18
- Groveton, NH R+36
- Cashion, OK R+68
- Timpson, TX R+62
- Monona, IA R+36
- Kenvil, NJ R+13
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.