Price leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Price typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Price, ~28% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Price compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Price leans more Republican than 61 of 94 neighbors.
Price runs about 64 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Price is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Price. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Price 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 Price, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Price votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Price runs about 64 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Price are family households, above 92% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Price, MD sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Price looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Price 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Price have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Starr, MD R+21
- Centreville, MD R+32
- Newtown, MD R+33
- Queenstown, MD R+16
- Wye Mills, MD R+40
- Ruthsburg, MD R+39
- Johnsontown, MD R+40
- Queen Anne, MD R+39
- Grasonville, MD R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pelican, LA R+19
- Santeetlah, NC R+61
- Odd Fellows Hall, TN R+62
- Richlawn, KY D+23
- Manorville, PA R+45
- Montana Mines, WV R+45
- Shanghai Corners, MI R+40
- Providence, AR R+75
- Malcolm, AL D+6
- Andersons Crossroads, NC D+28
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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.