Loch Lynn Heights is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Loch Lynn Heights typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Loch Lynn Heights, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Loch Lynn Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Loch Lynn Heights leans more Republican than 72 of 100 neighbors.
Loch Lynn Heights runs about 95 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Loch Lynn Heights is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Loch Lynn Heights 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 Loch Lynn Heights, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Loch Lynn Heights votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Loch Lynn Heights runs about 95 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Loch Lynn Heights drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Loch Lynn Heights fits that profile on both counts.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Loch Lynn Heights, MD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Loch Lynn Heights looks the way it does
Turnout in Loch Lynn Heights sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mountain Lake Park, MD R+51
- Oakland, MD R+46
- Deer Park, MD R+64
- Gortner, MD R+62
- Hutton, MD R+44
- Wilson, MD R+49
- Shallmar, MD R+67
- McComas Beach, MD R+35
- Gormania, WV R+76
- Bayard, WV R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kanosh, UT R+74
- Fontanet, IN R+37
- Wheeling, MO R+69
- Fairmount, TN R+41
- Emerald Beach, MO R+59
- Ingleside on the Bay, TX R+56
- Poplar, CA R+23
- Crawford, IN R+61
- Gulf, NC R+24
- Richmond, LA R+35
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.