Ewell is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Ewell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ewell, ~15% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ewell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ewell leans more Republican than 46 of 54 neighbors.
Ewell runs about 85 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Ewell is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ewell 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 Ewell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 5% of adults in Ewell hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points below the Maryland average of 38%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Ewell sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 1%, below 98% of cities). Ewell runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Ewell, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ewell looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ewell 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 60%, below 58% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Marion Station, MD R+43
- Fairmount, MD R+37
- Reedville, VA R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Crest, TN R+72
- Fadette, AL R+74
- Hearin, KY R+65
- Heath, KY R+57
- Veribest, TX R+69
- Enoch, WV R+64
- Mineral, CA R+39
- Millertown, NY R+38
- Randall, KS R+76
- Nelsonville, MO R+74
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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.