School Gardens leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 69% of adults in School Gardens typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in School Gardens, ~28% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How School Gardens compares
School Gardens runs about 48 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while School Gardens is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within School Gardens. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 32 points.
Why School Gardens 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 School Gardens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
School Gardens votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while School Gardens runs about 48 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 82% of residents in School Gardens drive to work alone, above 87% of neighborhoods. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and School Gardens fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; School Gardens, Riviera Beach, MD sits above the national average 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 School Gardens looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 86% of households in School Gardens own their home, about 9 points above the Maryland average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Green Haven, Pasadena, MD R+13
- South Gate, Glen Burnie, MD D+32
- Turners, Dundalk, MD D+12
- Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, Brooklyn, MD D+37
- Hillcrest, Brooklyn Park, MD D+11
- Inverness, Dundalk, MD Even
- Eastfield, Dundalk, MD R+6
- Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD D+9
- Gray Haven, Dundalk, MD R+18
- Norwood Park, Dundalk, MD R+14
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- 1st Ward, Allentown, PA D+30
- Forest Park, Birmingham, AL D+28
- McIntire Terrace Historic District, Zanesville, OH R+12
- Cherry Grove, Cincinnati, OH R+4
- Fisher-Mill Plain-Fisher's Village, Vancouver, WA D+3
- Northside, Missoula, MT D+34
- Lower Clinton Hill, Newark, NJ D+79
- Trinity Park, Durham, NC D+86
- East Winston, Winston-Salem, NC D+82
- Southdale, Edina, MN D+48
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.