Moscow is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Moscow typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moscow, ~11% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moscow compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moscow leans more Republican than 45 of 104 neighbors.
Moscow runs about 90 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Moscow is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Moscow 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 Moscow, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Moscow, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 21 points below the Maryland average of 38%. Moscow runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Moscow, MD sits above the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Moscow looks the way it does
Turnout in Moscow 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
- Nikep, MD R+63
- Dogwood Flats, MD R+63
- Barton, MD R+63
- Lonaconing, MD R+59
- Westernport, MD R+55
- Piedmont, WV R+61
- Luke, MD R+51
- Bloomington, MD R+65
- Midland, MD R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Florenceville, IA R+43
- Monie, MD R+49
- Roseburg, IN R+61
- Ransom, PA R+38
- Elba, LA R+82
- Kellerville, MO R+72
- Pardus, PA R+60
- Straight Mountain, AL R+83
- Lyden, NM D+15
- Tatitlek, AK R+19
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.