Chevy Chase is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Chevy Chase typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chevy Chase, ~69% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chevy Chase compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Chevy Chase leans more Democratic than 23 of 38 neighbors.
Chevy Chase runs about 5 points more Republican than the District of Columbia as a whole.
Why Chevy Chase 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 Chevy Chase, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 89% of adults in Chevy Chase hold a bachelor's degree, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Chevy Chase, Washington, DC sits in the top quarter 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 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Chevy Chase have completed high school, above 87% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Cleveland Park, Washington, DC D+77
- Barnaby Woods, Washington, DC D+74
- Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC D+66
- Woodley Park, Washington, DC D+80
- Glover Park, Washington, DC D+76
- Mount Pleasant, Washington, DC D+83
- Brightwood, Washington, DC D+77
- Petworth, Washington, DC D+86
- Adams Morgan, Washington, DC D+83
- Columbia Heights, Washington, DC D+83
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- East Side, Chicago, IL D+33
- Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA D+52
- Tribeca, Manhattan, NY D+64
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- Hollis, Queens, NY D+49
- Highland Park, Los Angeles, CA D+52
- Eldridge-West Oaks, Houston, TX D+34
- Sommerset West-Elmonica South, Hillsboro, OR D+44
- Ukrainian Village, Chicago, IL D+72
- Bay Terraces, San Diego, CA D+20
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from District of Columbia 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.