Mcdaniel leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Mcdaniel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mcdaniel, ~36% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mcdaniel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mcdaniel leans more Republican than 37 of 87 neighbors.
Mcdaniel runs about 42 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Mcdaniel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mcdaniel 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 Mcdaniel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Mcdaniel live in densely developed areas, about 38 points below the Maryland average of 43%. Mcdaniel runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mcdaniel, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mcdaniel looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mcdaniel 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Mcdaniel own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wittman, MD R+13
- Bozman, MD R+7
- Claiborne, MD R+13
- St. Michaels, MD D+12
- Sherwood, MD R+15
- Romancoke on the Bay, MD R+28
- Neavitt, MD R+7
- Tilghman, MD R+22
- Kirkham, MD D+4
- Unionville, MD R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yoder, WY R+79
- Maxie, LA R+84
- Tyler Hill, PA R+36
- East Hanover, PA R+54
- Galena, SD R+50
- Powhatan, LA R+52
- Louviers, CO R+18
- Sunset Village, GA R+76
- Bowbells, ND R+73
- Wedron, IL R+33
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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.