Piney Point leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Piney Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piney Point, ~33% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piney Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Piney Point leans more Republican than 45 of 93 neighbors.
Piney Point runs about 52 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Piney Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Piney 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 Piney Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Piney Point votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Piney Point runs about 52 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Piney Point are family households, above 94% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Piney Point, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Piney Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Piney Point 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tall Timbers, MD R+21
- Drayden, MD R+18
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- St. Marys City, MD R+4
- St. Inigoes, MD R+14
- Ridge, MD R+15
- Park Hall, MD D+4
- Tucker Hill, VA D+8
- Dameron, MD R+12
- Callaway, MD R+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hardwick, MA R+12
- Teegarden, IN R+54
- Saginaw, WA R+19
- Ofelia, AL R+64
- Medusa, NY R+17
- New Munster, WI R+34
- New Hope, TX R+48
- Houstonia, MO R+68
- Hope, NM R+74
- Fairfield Center, IN R+59
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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.