Cooksville is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Cooksville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cooksville, ~45% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cooksville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cooksville sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 121 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 21 leaning the other way.
Cooksville runs about 30 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Cooksville sits closer to the political middle.
Why Cooksville 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 Cooksville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Cooksville votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Cooksville runs about 30 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Cooksville, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Cooksville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cooksville 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Cooksville own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Cooksville have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Woodbine, MD R+10
- Glenwood, MD D+10
- Sykesville, MD R+10
- West Friendship, MD D+18
- Glenelg, MD D+15
- Marriottsville, MD D+5
- Dayton, MD D+20
- Eldersburg, MD R+13
- Woodstock, MD D+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bruceville-Eddy, TX R+65
- Vintondale, PA R+56
- Fruithurst, AL R+88
- Morton, MN R+25
- Fort McDowell, AZ D+43
- Georgetown, CO D+19
- Greenview, IL R+51
- Courtland, MN R+51
- Franklin, WV R+50
- Hill City, GA R+68
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.