Blueball leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Blueball typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Blueball, ~22% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Blueball compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Blueball leans more Republican than 88 of 128 neighbors.
Blueball runs about 73 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Blueball is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Blueball 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 Blueball, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Blueball votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Blueball runs about 73 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Blueball are family households, above 97% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Blueball, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Blueball looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Blueball 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Blueball own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fair Hill, MD R+44
- Rising Sun, MD R+48
- Oxford, PA R+10
- Theodore, MD R+56
- Lincoln University, PA Even
- Kemblesville, PA R+4
- North East, MD R+26
- Nottingham, PA R+43
- New London, PA Even
- Colonial Acres, MD R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Phillipsburg, GA R+26
- Bluegrove, TX R+77
- Elm View, CA R+36
- Langlade, WI R+40
- Sheshequin, PA R+60
- Joseph, MS Even
- Wren, OH R+65
- Dickerson Run, PA R+49
- Mount Aukum, CA R+30
- Ogg, TX R+80
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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.