Burkittsville leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Burkittsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burkittsville, ~38% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burkittsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burkittsville leans more Republican than 57 of 112 neighbors.
Burkittsville runs about 46 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Burkittsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Burkittsville. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+23), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Burkittsville 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 Burkittsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Burkittsville votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Burkittsville runs about 46 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Burkittsville are family households, above 90% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Burkittsville, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Burkittsville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Burkittsville 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Burkittsville have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brownsville, MD R+38
- Rohrersville, MD R+36
- Knoxville, MD R+19
- Jefferson, MD R+12
- Rosemont, MD Even
- Brunswick, MD D+3
- Middletown, MD R+3
- Olive, MD Even
- Keedysville, MD R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paxtonville, PA R+71
- Lafox, IL R+6
- Pine Creek, MI R+42
- Milford Center, NY R+24
- Hegg, WI R+25
- Talmage, NE R+55
- West Washington, ME R+30
- Logsden, OR R+8
- Midvale, MO R+72
- Three Rocks, CA R+4
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.