Newport leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Newport typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Newport, ~24% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Newport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Newport leans more Republican than 106 of 108 neighbors.
Newport runs about 73 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Newport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Newport 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 Newport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Newport votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Newport runs about 73 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Newport are family households, above 93% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Newport, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Newport looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Newport own their home, about 20 points above the Maryland average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Newport have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wicomico, MD R+46
- Faulkner, MD R+37
- Ryceville, MD R+47
- Popes Creek, MD R+18
- Bel Alton, MD R+31
- Charlotte Hall, MD R+38
- Newburg, MD R+23
- Mount Victoria, MD R+26
- Bryantown, MD R+9
- La Plata, MD D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jamaica, IL R+62
- Porterfield, OH R+41
- Diamond, OR R+65
- Creelsboro, KY R+75
- Craige, WA R+49
- Hortense, MO R+66
- Ruso, ND R+64
- Hamburg, AL D+40
- Dover, ND R+60
- Le Moyen, LA R+45
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.