Linganore leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Linganore typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linganore, ~47% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linganore compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linganore leans more Democratic than 68 of 107 neighbors.
Linganore runs about 23 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Linganore. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Linganore 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 Linganore, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in Linganore hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Linganore sits in the top fifth on density (about 43%, above 85% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Linganore, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Linganore looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Linganore 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Linganore own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Linganore have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Market, MD D+3
- Monrovia, MD R+5
- Walkersville, MD R+3
- Ijamsville, MD D+4
- Urbana, MD D+28
- Frederick, MD D+27
- Ballenger Creek, MD D+26
- Oldfield, MD R+35
- Mount Airy, MD R+15
- Woodsboro, MD R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodland Park, CO R+17
- East Grand Rapids, MI D+35
- Manning, SC Even
- Belmont, MI R+18
- Summerville, GA R+52
- Madras, OR R+30
- Brownsville, TN D+28
- New Market, AL R+47
- Noble, OK R+37
- Redlands, CO R+10
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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.