Red Point leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Red Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Point, ~30% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Red Point leans more Republican than 71 of 113 neighbors.
Red Point runs about 61 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Red Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Red 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 Red Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Red Point votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Red Point runs about 61 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Red Point sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 92% of cities).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Red Point, MD sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Red Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Red 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Red Point own their home, compared to around 82% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Red Point have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Earleville, MD R+47
- White Crystal Beach, MD R+45
- Perry Point, MD R+14
- Hazelmoor, MD R+43
- Hack Point, MD R+45
- Charlestown, MD R+19
- Perryville, MD R+22
- Randalia, MD R+47
- Principio Furnace, MD R+28
Cities with Similar Populations
- Turkey Creek, AR R+65
- Anamoose, ND R+56
- Gallagher, WV R+55
- Scholten, MO R+70
- Piqua, KS R+60
- Laird, CO R+73
- Womac, IL R+44
- Wood, NC R+15
- Table Rock, MO R+52
- Sixes, OR R+6
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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.