Lutherville leans Democratic by roughly 24 points: about 62% of voters vote Democratic and 38% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Lutherville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lutherville, ~55% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lutherville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lutherville leans more Democratic than 85 of 123 neighbors.
Lutherville runs about 5 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lutherville. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+39) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+10), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Lutherville 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 Lutherville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 66% of adults in Lutherville hold a bachelor's degree, about 38 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Lutherville sits in the top fifth on density (about 93%, above 97% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Lutherville, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lutherville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lutherville 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Timonium, MD D+21
- Mays Chapel, MD D+15
- Lutherville-Timonium, MD D+21
- Towson, MD D+43
- Cockeysville, MD D+25
- Parkville, MD D+39
- Stevenson, MD D+40
- Carney, MD D+14
- Pikesville, MD D+35
- Glen Arm, MD R+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oakland, MI R+20
- Valhalla, NY D+4
- Richmond, MO R+45
- Monterey, TN R+65
- Kimberly, ID R+58
- Kittery, ME D+26
- Emerson, NJ R+13
- Eudora, KS R+22
- West Boylston, MA D+13
- Narvon, PA R+55
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.