Edmondson Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Edmondson Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edmondson Heights, ~56% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edmondson Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Edmondson Heights leans more Democratic than 13 of 25 neighbors.
Edmondson Heights runs about 52 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Edmondson Heights 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 Edmondson Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Edmondson Heights have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 33%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Edmondson Heights, Woodlawn, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Edmondson Heights looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Edmondson Heights sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Westowne, Catonsville, MD D+50
- Westview Park, Woodlawn, MD D+57
- Hunting Ridge, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Westgate, Baltimore, MD D+77
- Catonsville Heights, Catonsville, MD D+45
- Beechfielf-Irvington Area, Baltimore, MD D+83
- Winsor Hills, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Howard Park, Gwynn Oak, MD D+85
- Forest Park, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Chadwick Manor, Woodlawn, MD D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Poinciana-Village 3, Poinciana, FL D+14
- Lockmar Estates, Palm Bay, FL R+15
- Hembstead, Charlotte, NC D+8
- Glenroy Village, Indianapolis, IN R+15
- 4th Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+25
- Heron Bay, San Leandro, CA D+32
- Carver, Mobile, AL D+87
- West Leominster, Leominster, MA D+12
- Factoria, Bellevue, WA D+40
- Donaldson Run, Arlington, VA D+57
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.