New Windsor leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 82% of adults in New Windsor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Windsor, ~29% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Windsor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Windsor leans more Republican than 67 of 98 neighbors.
New Windsor runs about 59 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while New Windsor is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within New Windsor. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+23), a spread of about 13 points.
Why New Windsor 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 New Windsor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
New Windsor votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while New Windsor runs about 59 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in New Windsor are family households, above 80% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; New Windsor, 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 New Windsor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Windsor 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in New Windsor own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in New Windsor have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Union Bridge, MD R+39
- Oldfield, MD R+35
- Johnsville, MD R+45
- Westminster, MD R+23
- Uniontown, MD R+49
- Mount Airy, MD R+15
- Keymar, MD R+41
- Finksburg, MD R+26
- Taneytown, MD R+35
- Woodsboro, MD R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Steelton, PA D+40
- Carthage, NY R+27
- Estherville, IA R+32
- Falkville, AL R+79
- Lower Allen, PA Even
- Lebanon, ME R+34
- Appomattox, VA R+40
- Chadron, NE R+31
- Montague, MI R+22
- Pikeville, TN R+69
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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.