Boyds leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Boyds typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boyds, ~43% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boyds compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boyds leans more Democratic than 96 of 160 neighbors.
Boyds runs about 11 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Boyds. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+45) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Boyds 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 Boyds, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Boyds hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Boyds sits in the top fifth on density (about 35%, above 82% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Boyds, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Boyds looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Boyds 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Boyds own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Germantown, MD D+48
- Clarksburg, MD D+39
- Cedar Grove, MD D+42
- Barnesville, MD D+19
- Montgomery Village, MD D+48
- Gaithersburg, MD D+43
- Dickerson, MD D+15
- Beallsville, MD D+14
- Poolesville, MD D+12
- North Potomac, MD D+46
Cities with Similar Populations
- California, MD R+3
- Whitestown, IN R+9
- Greenbrier, TN R+54
- Buzzards Bay, MA D+6
- Wauchula, FL R+41
- Piedmont, OK R+50
- Sunbury, OH R+29
- Country Club, CA D+7
- Florence, OR D+12
- Mounds View, MN D+22
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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.