Lansdowne leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Lansdowne typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lansdowne, ~31% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lansdowne compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lansdowne leans more Democratic than 56 of 153 neighbors.
Lansdowne runs about 16 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lansdowne. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+32) and the south side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 40 points.
Why Lansdowne 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 Lansdowne, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 96% of residents in Lansdowne live in densely developed areas, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 44% of adults in Lansdowne have never been married, above 96% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lansdowne, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lansdowne looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Lansdowne is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 49%, about 15 points below the Maryland average of 64%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 42% of households in Lansdowne rent, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 27% of adults in Lansdowne report food insecurity, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Baltimore Highlands, MD D+12
- Halethorpe, MD D+12
- Arbutus, MD D+11
- Linthicum, MD D+3
- Brooklyn, MD D+59
- Brooklyn Park, MD D+10
- Linthicum Heights, MD D+17
- Ferndale, MD D+10
- Catonsville, MD D+34
- Baltimore, MD D+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stuttgart, AR R+10
- Hilliard, FL R+68
- Sorrento, FL R+41
- Sturtevant, WI Even
- Lake Hopatcong, NJ R+15
- Gladstone, MI R+23
- Alliance, NE R+50
- Veneta, OR R+7
- Catskill, NY Even
- DeQueen, AR R+36
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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.