Ripley leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Ripley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ripley, ~51% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ripley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ripley leans more Democratic than 80 of 124 neighbors.
Ripley runs about 6 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Why Ripley 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 Ripley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 43% of adults in Ripley hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Ripley have never been married, above 96% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ripley, MD sits in the top quarter 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 Ripley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ripley 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Ripley own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Marbury, MD D+19
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- Port Tobacco, MD R+27
- Welcome, MD R+33
- Pomfret, MD D+19
- Port Tobacco Village, MD R+20
- Bryans Road, MD D+58
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- Mountain Ranch, CA R+18
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- Lerna, IL R+56
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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.