Ivytown leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Ivytown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ivytown, ~40% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ivytown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ivytown leans more Republican than 11 of 87 neighbors.
Ivytown runs about 39 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Ivytown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ivytown 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 Ivytown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ivytown votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Ivytown runs about 39 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ivytown, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ivytown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ivytown 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ivytown have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trappe, MD Even
- Tanyard, MD R+33
- Easton, MD D+4
- Oxford, MD D+8
- Royal Oak, MD Even
- Preston, MD R+45
- Kirkham, MD D+4
- Matthews, MD R+39
- Secretary, MD R+50
- Gluckheim, MD R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Francis, AR R+67
- Highwood, MT R+51
- Walden, OR R+29
- Burtons, MS R+84
- Rothville, MO R+69
- Mew, VA R+71
- Halliday, AR R+70
- Fillmore, OK R+72
- Swans Island, ME D+19
- Holly Springs, AR R+52
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.