Four Corners is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Four Corners typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Four Corners, ~69% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Four Corners compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Four Corners leans more Democratic than 147 of 213 neighbors.
Four Corners runs about 34 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Four Corners. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+51), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Four Corners 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 Four Corners, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 69% of adults in Four Corners hold a bachelor's degree, about 40 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Four Corners sits in the top fifth on density (about 93%, above 97% of cities).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Four Corners, 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 Four Corners looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Four Corners 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Four Corners own their home, compared to around 67% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver Spring, MD D+66
- Kemp Mill, MD D+49
- White Oak, MD D+63
- Adelphi, MD D+55
- Takoma Park, MD D+77
- Wheaton, MD D+48
- Colesville, MD D+55
- Glenmont, MD D+51
- South Kensington, MD D+63
- North Chevy Chase, MD D+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Narberth, PA D+54
- Fredericktown, OH R+57
- Meadowbrook, AL R+36
- Bellevue, PA D+38
- Sandersville, GA D+13
- Glen Ridge, NJ D+56
- Osprey, FL R+17
- Wolfforth, TX R+59
- Thousand Palms, CA D+8
- Atlantic Highlands, NJ Even
All Local Stats
Home Services
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.