Rock Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Rock Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rock Springs, ~18% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rock Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rock Springs leans more Republican than 100 of 129 neighbors.
Rock Springs runs about 82 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Rock Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rock Springs votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Rock Springs runs about 82 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Rock Springs are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Rock Springs, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rock Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Rock Springs sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Conowingo, MD R+53
- Peach Bottom, PA R+59
- Colora, MD R+49
- Nottingham, PA R+43
- Little Britain, PA R+56
- Rising Sun, MD R+48
- Darlington, MD R+47
- Stafford, MD R+39
- Port Deposit, MD R+45
- Tayloria, PA R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sagetown, NY R+43
- Wesley, GA R+60
- Coventryville, NY R+39
- Gillespie, VA R+69
- Wishram, WA R+39
- Oakville, MD R+20
- Ryder, ND R+34
- Palmer, KY R+65
- Rabbit Hill, GA R+40
- Hailstone, UT 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.