Brownsville leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Brownsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brownsville, ~29% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brownsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brownsville leans more Republican than 80 of 110 neighbors.
Brownsville runs about 67 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Brownsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Brownsville 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 Brownsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brownsville votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Brownsville runs about 67 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Brownsville, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Brownsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Brownsville 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Brownsville have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Burkittsville, MD R+18
- Knoxville, MD R+19
- Rohrersville, MD R+36
- Rosemont, MD Even
- Brunswick, MD D+3
- Keedysville, MD R+37
- Bolivar, WV D+26
- Jefferson, MD R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almartha, MO R+71
- Edmunds, ME R+19
- Van, AR R+69
- Cuyama, CA R+23
- Gould, CO R+35
- Valley Falls, OR R+72
- Cracker Neck, VA R+75
- Grapevine, KY R+56
- Montgomery Heights, WV R+41
- Harding, PA R+38
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.