Park Heights is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Park Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Park Heights, ~55% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Park Heights compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Park Heights leans more Democratic than 30 of 37 neighbors.
Park Heights runs about 57 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Park Heights 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 Park Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 48% of adults in Park Heights have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 39%).
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Park Heights, Baltimore, MD sits above the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Park Heights looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Park Heights 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 49%, about 15 points below the Maryland average of 64%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 34% of adults in Park Heights report food insecurity, above 88% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Park Heights sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Pimlico, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Forest Park, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Greater Mount Washington, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Winsor Hills, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Hampden-Woodberry-Remington, Baltimore, MD D+52
- Mondawin-Walbrook, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Howard Park, Gwynn Oak, MD D+85
- Roland Park-Homewood-Guilford, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Glen-Fallstaff, Baltimore, MD D+49
- Cheswolde, Baltimore, MD D+9
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Highline, Seattle, WA D+37
- Catholic University-Brookland, Washington, DC D+81
- Centennial, Portland, OR D+19
- West Valley, Boise, ID Even
- Belmont, Bronx, NY D+43
- Great Bridge, Chesapeake, VA R+11
- East Broad, Black Lick, OH D+33
- Kyle Canyon, Las Vegas, NV Even
- Sommerset West-Elmonica North, Bethany, OR D+39
- East Boston, Boston, MA D+38
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.