Green Ridge is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Green Ridge typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Ridge, ~11% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Green Ridge leans more Republican than 47 of 75 neighbors.
Green Ridge runs about 95 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Green Ridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Green Ridge 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 Green Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Green Ridge votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Green Ridge runs about 95 points more Republican.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Green Ridge, MD does.
Why turnout in Green Ridge looks the way it does
Turnout in Green Ridge sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Myersdale, MD R+64
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Glencoe, NM R+42
- Boardman, NC R+32
- Chesterville, MS R+34
- Tiff, MO R+66
- Thomaston, TX R+70
- Clarita, OK R+73
- Toms Place, CA R+2
- Cedar Fork, NC R+65
- Newport, FL R+35
- Harper, OR R+69
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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.