Chinquapin Park-Belvedere is a Democratic stronghold. About 86% of voters here vote Democratic and 14% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Chinquapin Park-Belvedere typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chinquapin Park-Belvedere, ~54% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chinquapin Park-Belvedere compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Chinquapin Park-Belvedere leans more Democratic than 18 of 48 neighbors.
Chinquapin Park-Belvedere runs about 44 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Chinquapin Park-Belvedere. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+86) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+66), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Chinquapin Park-Belvedere 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 Chinquapin Park-Belvedere, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Chinquapin Park-Belvedere hold a bachelor's degree, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Chinquapin Park-Belvedere have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Chinquapin Park-Belvedere, Baltimore, MD 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 Chinquapin Park-Belvedere looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Chinquapin Park-Belvedere 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Homeland, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Govans, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Roland Park-Homewood-Guilford, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Lower Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+84
- Upper Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Rodgers Forge, Towson, MD D+47
- Hampden-Woodberry-Remington, Baltimore, MD D+52
- Charles Village, Baltimore, MD D+79
- Lauraville, Baltimore, MD D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- South Boston, Boston, MA D+48
- Bario Logan, San Diego, CA D+39
- Beverly, Chicago, IL D+50
- University Heights, Newark, NJ D+67
- East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+79
- North Central Westminster, Westminster, CO D+22
- Five Points, Toledo, OH D+28
- Los Neitos, West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA D+27
- Macalester-Groveland, St. Paul, MN D+68
- Greektown, Chicago, IL D+59
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.