Broomes Island leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Broomes Island typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Broomes Island, ~28% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Broomes Island compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Broomes Island leans more Republican than 58 of 93 neighbors.
Broomes Island runs about 54 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Broomes Island is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Broomes Island 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 Broomes Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Broomes Island drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Broomes Island are family households, above 83% of cities. Broomes Island runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Broomes Island, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Broomes Island looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Broomes Island 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 95% of households in Broomes Island own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wallville, MD R+36
- St. Leonard, MD R+25
- Port Republic, MD R+23
- Long Beach, MD R+24
- Hollywood, MD R+26
- Lusby, MD R+9
- Solomons, MD Even
- Dowell, MD R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pompeys Pillar, MT R+68
- Whiteside, PA R+56
- San Geronimo, CA D+51
- Hendrum, MN R+22
- Oak Shade Park, MI R+27
- Ischua, NY R+48
- Calvary, GA R+38
- Lakeport, MI R+36
- Pecks Run, WV R+64
- Dale, IL R+63
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.