Mid-Town Belvedere is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Mid-Town Belvedere typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mid-Town Belvedere, ~54% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mid-Town Belvedere compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mid-Town Belvedere leans more Democratic than 28 of 53 neighbors.
Mid-Town Belvedere runs about 51 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Mid-Town Belvedere 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 Mid-Town Belvedere, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mid-Town Belvedere live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Mid-Town Belvedere sits in the top quarter (about 73%, above 92% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 69% of adults in Mid-Town Belvedere have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, 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 Mid-Town Belvedere looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 85% of households in Mid-Town Belvedere rent, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mid-Town Belvedere sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Mount Vernon, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Oldtown, Baltimore, MD D+77
- Reservoir Hill-Bolton Hill, Baltimore, MD D+82
- Downtown, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Greenmount, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Charles Village, Baltimore, MD D+79
- Jonestown, Baltimore, MD D+68
- Hopkins-Middle East, Baltimore, MD D+80
- West Baltimore, Baltimore, MD D+82
- Sandtown-Winchester, Baltimore, MD D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Royal Land, Coral Springs, FL D+22
- Westwood, Little Rock, AR D+65
- North Wyoming, Albuquerque, NM D+14
- West Longview, Longview, WA R+17
- Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA D+46
- Kaseberg-Kingswood, Roseville, CA R+4
- Downtown, Manchester, NH D+44
- Adams Farm, Greensboro, NC D+41
- Hamey Heights, Vancouver, WA D+32
- Canyon Lakes at Legends Ranch, Spring, TX R+15
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.