Monument Street leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Monument Street typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Monument Street, ~27% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Monument Street compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Monument Street leans more Democratic than 7 of 47 neighbors.
Monument Street runs about 15 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Monument Street. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+50) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 60 points.
Why Monument Street 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 Monument Street, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 49% of adults in Monument Street have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 43%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Monument Street, Baltimore, MD sits in the top quarter 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 Monument Street looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Monument Street is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 18 points below the Maryland average of 64%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 40% of adults in Monument Street report food insecurity, above 93% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Monument Street sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Belair-Edison, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Highlandtown, Baltimore, MD D+55
- Madison-Eastend, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Berea, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Frankford, Baltimore, MD D+81
- Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD D+74
- Cedonia, Baltimore, MD D+84
- Bayview Area, Baltimore, MD D+20
- Eastwood, Dundalk, MD R+6
- Canton, Baltimore, MD D+58
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Gresham-Northeast, Gresham, OR D+10
- Queen Anne Park, Teaneck, NJ D+34
- Bayfront, Erie, PA D+34
- Forest Ridge-Quail Hollow, Dayton, OH R+5
- Pyne Poynt, Camden, NJ D+61
- Bear Creek, Irving, TX D+22
- Wright View, Dayton, OH Even
- Hope, Providence, RI D+78
- Third World, San Antonio, TX D+29
- Millsmont, Oakland, CA D+84
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.