Edgemere leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Edgemere typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgemere, ~30% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgemere compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgemere leans more Republican than 118 of 131 neighbors.
Edgemere runs about 55 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Edgemere is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Edgemere. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Edgemere 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 Edgemere, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edgemere votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 59%, well above the Maryland average of 43%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Edgemere runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Edgemere, 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 Edgemere looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Edgemere 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fort Howard, MD R+27
- Dundalk, MD R+7
- Essex, MD D+10
- Riviera Beach, MD R+20
- Curtis Bay, MD D+12
- Bowleys Quarters, MD R+12
- Middle River, MD D+14
- Rosedale, MD D+28
- Pasadena, MD R+12
- Lake Shore, MD R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Red Hook, NY D+20
- Roanoke, AL R+37
- Crittenden, KY R+57
- Rhinebeck, NY D+33
- Thorofare, NJ Even
- Lorena, TX R+52
- Northfield, NJ R+12
- West Liberty, KY R+62
- Delano, MN R+27
- Stewartstown, PA R+43
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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.