Allen leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Allen typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Allen, ~40% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Allen compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Allen leans more Republican than 11 of 83 neighbors.
Allen runs about 39 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Allen is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Allen 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 Allen, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Allen votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Allen runs about 39 points more Republican.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Allen, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Allen looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Allen 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 63%, above 56% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Allen own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Allen have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eden, MD R+11
- Quantico, MD R+21
- Fruitland, MD D+13
- Siloam, MD R+23
- Palmetto, MD D+29
- Whitehaven, MD R+24
- Princess Anne, MD D+32
- Mount Vernon, MD R+28
- Salisbury, MD D+18
- Hebron, MD R+23
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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.