Adamstown leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Adamstown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Adamstown, ~40% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Adamstown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Adamstown leans more Republican than 68 of 118 neighbors.
Adamstown runs about 35 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Adamstown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Adamstown. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Adamstown leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Adamstown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Adamstown votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Adamstown runs about 35 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Adamstown are family households, above 87% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Adamstown, MD sits in the top tenth nationally 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 Adamstown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Adamstown 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Buckeystown, MD R+14
- Doubs, MD R+9
- Greenfield Mills, MD Even
- Tuscarora, MD R+5
- Point Of Rocks, MD R+9
- Ballenger Creek, MD D+26
- Urbana, MD D+28
- Dickerson, MD D+15
- Jefferson, MD R+12
- Olive, MD Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stone Park, IL D+23
- Crane, TX R+48
- Homer, LA D+9
- Hampton, TN R+71
- Copperopolis, CA R+41
- Cold Spring, NY D+29
- Prescott, AR R+8
- Ravenna, MI R+39
- Catawissa, PA R+42
- Freeport, PA R+44
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.