Little Orleans is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Little Orleans typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little Orleans, ~11% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little Orleans compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little Orleans leans more Republican than 43 of 71 neighbors.
Little Orleans runs about 95 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Little Orleans is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Little Orleans 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 Little Orleans, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Little Orleans votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Little Orleans runs about 95 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Little Orleans, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Little Orleans looks the way it does
Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 14% of homes in Little Orleans have more than one occupant per room, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Green Ridge, MD R+67
- Artemas, PA R+76
- Great Cacapon, WV R+59
- Myersdale, MD R+64
- Purcell, PA R+77
- Magnolia, WV R+60
- Warfordsburg, PA R+72
- Flintstone, MD R+67
- Hancock, MD R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hollingsworth, GA R+79
- Hawkins, WI R+41
- Woodhull, WI R+43
- Dickinson, PA R+52
- Wing, AL R+92
- Roane, TX R+32
- Lenape, KS R+42
- Lincolnville Center, ME R+18
- Mingo, IA R+43
- Peoria, IA R+50
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.