Kentmore Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Kentmore Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kentmore Park, ~39% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kentmore Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kentmore Park leans more Republican than 45 of 114 neighbors.
Kentmore Park runs about 43 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Kentmore Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kentmore Park 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 Kentmore Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kentmore Park votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Kentmore Park runs about 43 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kentmore Park, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Kentmore Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kentmore Park 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 61% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Kentmore Park have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kennedyville, MD R+19
- Georgetown, MD R+27
- Still Pond, MD R+13
- Hazelmoor, MD R+43
- Betterton, MD R+6
- Coleman, MD R+6
- Worton, MD R+15
- White Crystal Beach, MD R+45
- Olivet Hill, MD R+29
- Earleville, MD R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Agenda, KS R+68
- Amonate, VA R+72
- Riverton, TN R+74
- Lockwood, KY R+61
- Isabella, MN D+9
- Chaseley, ND R+62
- Sunrise, TN R+66
- Foster, TX R+79
- Festina, IA R+35
- Richmond Furnace, PA R+73
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.