West End Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 82% of adults in West End Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West End Park, ~64% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West End Park compares
West End Park sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
West End Park runs about 27 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why West End 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 West End Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 78% of adults in West End Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; West End Park, Rockville, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in West End Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West End Park 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Croydon Park, Rockville, MD D+46
- Silver Rock, Rockville, MD D+46
- North Kensington, Kensington, MD D+58
- Wheaton-Glenmont, Wheaton, MD D+51
- Darnestown, Gaithersburg, MD D+25
- Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD D+75
- Barnaby Woods, Washington, DC D+74
- Takoma Park, Washington, DC D+84
- Chevy Chase, Washington, DC D+79
- Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC D+66
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Hammond, Hammond, IN D+21
- Turner Park, Tulsa, OK D+19
- Shelby Center Historic District, Shelby, OH R+43
- Bonhamtown, Edison, NJ D+16
- Aksarben-Elmwood Park, Omaha, NE D+36
- Beatties Ford-Trinity, Charlotte, NC D+75
- Melrose Mercy, St. Petersburg, FL D+75
- Village 5, Sacramento, CA D+42
- Marina West, Oxnard, CA D+31
- Randall Hills, North Aurora, IL D+13
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.