Norwood Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Norwood Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norwood Park, ~24% vote Democratic, ~32% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norwood Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Norwood Park leans more Republican than 21 of 22 neighbors.
Norwood Park runs about 43 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Norwood Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Norwood Park. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+24), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Norwood Park 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 Norwood Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Norwood Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Maryland average of 43%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Norwood Park sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 90% of neighborhoods). Norwood Park runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Norwood Park, Dundalk, MD does.
Why turnout in Norwood Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Norwood Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wrightsboro, Wilmington, NC R+3
- Garden District, Baton Rouge, LA D+63
- Wood Park, Tempe, AZ D+30
- Roselawn, Brighton, NY D+61
- Barry Harbour, Kansas City, MO D+13
- Pinewood-West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL D+38
- Dignowity Hill, San Antonio, TX D+42
- Princess Jeanne, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Eastern 49-63, Kansas City, MO D+72
- Silver Bow Park, Butte, MT Even
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.