Upper Northwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Upper Northwood typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Upper Northwood, ~60% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Upper Northwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Upper Northwood leans more Democratic than 36 of 37 neighbors.
Upper Northwood runs about 58 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Upper Northwood 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 Upper Northwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 52% of adults in Upper Northwood have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 44%).
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Upper Northwood, Baltimore, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Upper Northwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Upper Northwood is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 54%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lower Northwood, Baltimore, MD D+84
- Lauraville, Baltimore, MD D+75
- Hillendale, Parkville, MD D+76
- Chinquapin Park-Belvedere, Baltimore, MD D+73
- Hamilton Area, Baltimore, MD D+68
- Govans, Baltimore, MD D+85
- Homeland, Baltimore, MD D+67
- Loch Raven Village, Parkville, MD D+55
- Rodgers Forge, Towson, MD D+47
- Westfield, Baltimore, MD D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Sabre Springs, San Diego, CA D+20
- Adams Morgan, Washington, DC D+83
- Great Northwest, San Antonio, TX D+10
- Audubon, New Orleans, LA D+39
- Live Oak, Santa Cruz, CA D+50
- Southwest Carrollton, Carrollton, TX D+13
- Group 14621, Rochester, NY D+57
- South Boulder, Boulder, CO D+76
- East Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA D+19
- Crocker Amazon, San Francisco, CA D+34
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.