Loch Raven Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Loch Raven Village typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loch Raven Village, ~45% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loch Raven Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Loch Raven Village leans more Democratic than 4 of 23 neighbors.
Loch Raven Village runs about 26 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Loch Raven Village. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 42 points.
Why Loch Raven Village 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 Loch Raven Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Loch Raven Village live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Loch Raven Village, Parkville, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Loch Raven Village looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 8% of homes in Loch Raven Village have more than one occupant per room, above 86% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Hillendale, Parkville, MD D+76
- Loch Raven Manor, Towson, MD D+46
- Villa Cresta, Parkville, MD D+14
- Upper Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+87
- North Harford Road, Baltimore, MD D+53
- Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD D+68
- Westfield, Baltimore, MD D+66
- Towson Park, Towson, MD D+61
- Rodgers Forge, Towson, MD D+47
- Lauraville, Baltimore, MD D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Collingwood, Charlotte, NC D+36
- Oread, Lawrence, KS D+65
- Tulane Gravier, New Orleans, LA D+70
- Heistand, Madison, WI D+50
- Lockeland Springs, Nashville, TN D+54
- South Abbott, Buffalo, NY D+6
- University, Waco, TX D+15
- Altamont, Mountain House, CA D+12
- Newell, Charlotte, NC D+66
- Sterling, Charlotte, NC D+48
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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.