Hoyes is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Hoyes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hoyes, ~15% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hoyes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hoyes leans more Republican than 61 of 114 neighbors.
Hoyes runs about 90 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Hoyes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Hoyes 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 Hoyes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Hoyes, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points below the Maryland average of 38%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Hoyes sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 77% of cities). Hoyes runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Hoyes, MD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Hoyes looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hoyes 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 64%, above 63% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Hoyes own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.