Maryland Point leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Maryland Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maryland Point, ~35% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maryland Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maryland Point leans more Republican than 54 of 88 neighbors.
Maryland Point runs about 48 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Maryland Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Maryland Point 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 Maryland Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Maryland Point live in densely developed areas, about 40 points below the Maryland average of 43%. Maryland Point runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Maryland Point, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Maryland Point looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Maryland Point own their home, about 15 points above the Maryland average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Maryland Point have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nanjemoy, MD R+20
- Berthaville, VA R+20
- King George, VA R+23
- Doncaster, MD R+18
- Welcome, MD R+33
- Widewater, VA R+9
- Dahlgren, VA R+15
- Quantico, VA D+38
- Brooke, VA R+8
- Office Hall, VA R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albin, WY R+59
- Roaring Creek, NC R+68
- Dawson, IA R+39
- Lazear, CO R+49
- North Glade, MD R+47
- Tampico, IN R+66
- Essex, OH R+62
- Romance, WV R+63
- Ninevah, KY R+51
- Quihi, TX R+63
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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.