Perry Point leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Perry Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perry Point, ~34% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perry Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perry Point leans more Republican than 43 of 119 neighbors.
Perry Point runs about 43 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Perry Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Perry Point. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Perry Point 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 Perry Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Perry Point votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, modestly below the Maryland average of 43%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Perry Point 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; Perry Point, MD sits in the top 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 Perry Point looks the way it does
Turnout in Perry Point 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
- Perryville, MD R+22
- Frenchtown, MD R+30
- Principio Furnace, MD R+28
- Havre de Grace, MD D+5
- Charlestown, MD R+19
- Port Deposit, MD R+45
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD D+25
- Red Point, MD R+32
- Theodore, MD R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stout, IA R+49
- Beclabito, NM D+29
- Foote Site Village, MI R+35
- Guadalupita, NM D+7
- Pisgah, SC D+16
- Swede Heaven, WA R+26
- Eddy, NY R+21
- Hubbardstown, WV R+69
- Brevig Mission, AK D+33
- Lake City, SD R+25
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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.