Mount Vernon leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mount Vernon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Vernon, ~25% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Vernon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Vernon leans more Republican than 29 of 75 neighbors.
Mount Vernon runs about 57 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Mount Vernon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Vernon. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+33) and the southeast side is the least split-leaning (R+3), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Mount Vernon 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 Mount Vernon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Mount Vernon drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Mount Vernon are family households, above 84% of cities. Mount Vernon 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; Mount Vernon, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Mount Vernon looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Mount Vernon own their home, about 15 points above the Maryland average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Mount Vernon have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Whitehaven, MD R+24
- Monie, MD R+49
- Princess Anne, MD D+32
- Tyaskin, MD R+25
- Allen, MD R+10
- Palmetto, MD D+29
- Nanticoke, MD R+26
- Bivalve, MD R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pink, PA R+43
- Mangohick, VA R+32
- Hibbs, PA R+39
- Lake Harmony, PA R+31
- Fidelis, FL R+81
- Turon, KS R+64
- Eskdale, WV R+56
- Marvels Crossroads, DE R+37
- Newport, IN R+64
- Lost City, OK R+44
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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.