Midway-Coldstream is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Midway-Coldstream typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midway-Coldstream, ~53% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~43% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midway-Coldstream compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Midway-Coldstream leans more Democratic than 41 of 52 neighbors.
Midway-Coldstream runs about 56 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Midway-Coldstream 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 Midway-Coldstream, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Midway-Coldstream live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in Midway-Coldstream have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Midway-Coldstream, Baltimore, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Midway-Coldstream looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 43% of adults in Midway-Coldstream report food insecurity, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Midway-Coldstream sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Midway-Coldstream sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Ednor Gardens-Lakeside, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Charles Village, Baltimore, MD D+79
- Greenmount, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Berea, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Govans, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Lower Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+84
- Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Mid-Town Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+80
- Oldtown, Baltimore, MD D+77
- Madison-Eastend, Baltimore, MD D+85
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Zilker, Austin, TX D+45
- Central Business District, Kansas City, MO D+51
- Downtown Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, CA D+52
- Lakeside, San Antonio, TX D+24
- Sherman Heights, San Diego, CA D+45
- Merritt, Oakland, CA D+64
- Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA D+51
- Downtown, Washington, DC D+71
- Santo Nino, Laredo, TX D+7
- Oak Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+31
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.