Lower Northwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Lower Northwood typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lower Northwood, ~52% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lower Northwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lower Northwood leans more Democratic than 35 of 47 neighbors.
Lower Northwood runs about 55 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lower Northwood. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+89) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+68), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Lower Northwood 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 Lower Northwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Lower Northwood have never been married, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 29%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lower Northwood, Baltimore, MD sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lower Northwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lower Northwood 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 59%, below 59% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Lower Northwood sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Govans, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Lauraville, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Upper Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Chinquapin Park-Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+73
- Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Homeland, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Waltherson, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Charles Village, Baltimore, MD D+79
- Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD D+68
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Drake, Des Moines, IA D+50
- West Bench, Boise, ID D+4
- Riverside, Cambridge, MA D+78
- Windsor Park, Charlotte, NC D+44
- West Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Adamsville, Atlanta, GA D+86
- Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ D+63
- College Point, Queens, NY R+6
- South East, Pasadena, CA D+56
- West University Austin, Austin, TX 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.