Friendly is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Friendly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Friendly, ~68% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Friendly compares
Friendly runs about 49 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Friendly 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 Friendly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural, majority-Black areas of the Southern Black Belt vote Democratic, against the usual rural pattern. About 66% of residents in Friendly are Black or African American, about 47 points above the Maryland average of 20%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Friendly, Fort Washington, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Friendly looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Friendly 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 61%, compared to around 68% in nearby neighborhoods. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 87% of households in Friendly own their home, compared to around 47% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Oxon Hill, MD D+79
- Old Town, Alexandria, VA D+54
- Belle Haven, Belle View, VA D+45
- Southwest Quadrant, Alexandria, VA D+62
- Braddock Road Metro, Alexandria, VA D+65
- Congress Heights, Washington, DC D+86
- Eisenhower East, Alexandria, VA D+52
- Hybla Valley, Alexandria, VA D+43
- Potomac Yard-Potomac Greens, Alexandria, VA D+58
- Suitland-Silver Hill, Suitland, MD D+86
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bloomfield-Allen, Des Moines, IA D+4
- Serramonte, Daly City, CA D+36
- El Toro Marine Air Station, Irvine, CA D+18
- Holland, Minneapolis, MN D+67
- Flamingo-Lummus, Miami Beach, FL D+17
- Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, LA D+39
- North Shore, Haleiwa, HI D+7
- Chinatown-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA D+38
- Bulls Head, Staten Island, NY R+31
- Financial District, San Francisco, CA D+53
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.