Parkton leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Parkton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Parkton, ~38% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Parkton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Parkton leans more Republican than 50 of 116 neighbors.
Parkton runs about 48 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Parkton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Parkton. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Parkton 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 Parkton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Parkton votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Parkton runs about 48 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Parkton are family households, above 91% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Parkton, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Parkton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Parkton 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Parkton own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Parkton have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Freeland, MD R+26
- Hereford, MD R+10
- White Hall, MD R+33
- New Freedom, PA R+25
- Monkton, MD R+7
- Sparks Glencoe, MD D+3
- Railroad, PA R+26
- Shrewsbury, PA R+16
- Upperco, MD R+29
- Stewartstown, PA R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Winlock, WA R+40
- Smiths Grove, KY R+58
- Strathmore, CA R+18
- Dover, MA D+38
- Rougemont, NC R+24
- West Greenwich, RI R+16
- Shelbyville, IL R+47
- Federalsburg, MD R+21
- Grifton, NC R+6
- Osage Beach, MO R+46
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.