Drayden leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Drayden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drayden, ~33% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drayden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Drayden leans more Republican than 35 of 93 neighbors.
Drayden runs about 47 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Drayden is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Drayden. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+16), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Drayden 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 Drayden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Drayden votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Drayden runs about 47 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Drayden, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Drayden looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Drayden 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Drayden own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Drayden have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Valley Lee, MD R+14
- St. Marys City, MD R+4
- Park Hall, MD D+4
- Tall Timbers, MD R+21
- Piney Point, MD R+23
- St. Inigoes, MD R+14
- Lexington Park, MD D+21
- Callaway, MD R+18
- Great Mills, MD D+16
- Ridge, MD R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Colburn, WI R+39
- Clutier, IA R+45
- Colerain, OH R+52
- Kenney, IL R+55
- Moran, MI R+6
- Buell, OR R+26
- Mount Lucas, TX R+74
- Freedom Plains, NY R+12
- Reserve, NM R+21
- Hatteras, NC R+29
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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.