Hoopersville is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Hoopersville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hoopersville, ~18% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hoopersville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hoopersville leans more Republican than 62 of 74 neighbors.
Hoopersville runs about 81 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Hoopersville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hoopersville. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Hoopersville 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 Hoopersville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hoopersville votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Hoopersville runs about 81 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hoopersville sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Hoopersville are family households, above 78% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hoopersville, MD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hoopersville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hoopersville 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 63%, above 57% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Hoopersville own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fishing Creek, MD R+49
- Toddville, MD R+59
- Golden Hill, MD R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stony River, AK D+28
- Luning, NV R+14
- Maitland, PA R+59
- Holly Ridge, MS R+7
- Homestead, OR R+41
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.