Queen Anne's County leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Queen Anne's County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Queen Anne's County, ~32% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Queen Anne's County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Queen Anne's County leans more Republican than 12 of 14 neighbors.
Queen Anne's County runs about 55 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Queen Anne's County is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Queen Anne's County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+39) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Queen Anne's County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Queen Anne's County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Queen Anne's County votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Queen Anne's County runs about 55 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 73% of households in Queen Anne's County are family households, above 92% of counties.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Queen Anne's County, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Queen Anne's County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Queen Anne's County 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 84% of households in Queen Anne's County own their home, above 93% of counties. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 94% of adults in Queen Anne's County have completed high school, above 80% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Kent County, MD Even
- Talbot County, MD Even
- Caroline County, MD R+34
- Anne Arundel County, MD D+17
- Dorchester County, MD R+9
- Baltimore City, MD D+72
- Kent County, DE D+5
- Baltimore County, MD D+28
- Harford County, MD R+4
- Calvert County, MD R+14
Counties with Similar Populations
- Franklin County, VT R+23
- Knox County, IL R+9
- Newaygo County, MI R+40
- Wilson County, TX R+50
- Winona County, MN R+8
- Buffalo County, NE R+36
- Lamar County, TX R+50
- Carroll County, NH R+2
- Polk County, TX R+50
- Laurens County, GA R+19
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.