Lothian leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Lothian typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lothian, ~37% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lothian compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lothian leans more Republican than 121 of 155 neighbors.
Lothian runs about 36 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Lothian is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lothian. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Lothian 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 Lothian, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lothian votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Lothian runs about 36 points more Republican.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lothian, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lothian looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Lothian own their home, about 17 points above the Maryland average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Leon, MD D+52
- Dunkirk, MD R+18
- Tracys Landing, MD R+15
- Harwood, MD R+11
- Marlboro Village, MD D+85
- Brock Hall, MD D+82
- Croom, MD D+33
- West River, MD R+14
- Churchton, MD R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Severance, CO R+29
- Hampton, NJ R+21
- Schnecksville, PA R+17
- Collinsville, VA R+30
- Stow, MA D+34
- Austin, IN R+54
- Ford City, PA R+43
- Farmington, ME D+3
- Brier, WA D+21
- Wyncote, PA D+76
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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.