Gortner is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Gortner typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gortner, ~13% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gortner compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Gortner leans more Republican than 44 of 97 neighbors.
Gortner runs about 91 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Gortner is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Gortner. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+55), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Gortner 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 Gortner, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Gortner votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Gortner runs about 91 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Gortner are family households, above 97% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gortner, MD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Gortner looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Gortner own their home, about 15 points above the Maryland average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Loch Lynn Heights, MD R+66
- Oakland, MD R+46
- Mountain Lake Park, MD R+51
- Hutton, MD R+44
- Eglon, WV R+69
- Deer Park, MD R+64
- Bayard, WV R+76
- Aurora, WV R+68
- Gormania, WV R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yates, GA R+70
- Winkle, IL R+64
- Spring Hill, IL R+41
- Rupert, GA R+67
- Federal Dam, MN R+29
- Timber Hills, PA R+30
- Taunton, MN R+54
- Diehlstadt, MO R+65
- East Monroe, OH R+63
- Ingleside, NE R+56
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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.