Showell leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Showell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Showell, ~33% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Showell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Showell leans more Republican than 39 of 63 neighbors.
Showell runs about 56 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Showell is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Showell. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Showell 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 Showell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Showell votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 21%, well below the Maryland average of 43%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Showell runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Showell, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Showell looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Showell 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 93% of households in Showell own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bishopville, MD R+39
- Ocean Pines, MD R+15
- Whaleyville, MD R+36
- Grays Corner, MD R+8
- Berlin, MD R+7
- Selbyville, DE R+19
- Libertytown, MD R+41
- West Ocean City, MD R+20
- Ocean City, MD R+10
- Willards, MD R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshville, NY R+43
- Marshville, ME R+36
- Newtown, MO R+71
- Washburn, AR R+75
- Carlyle, KS R+61
- Kansas Settlement, AZ R+41
- Gringo, PA R+33
- Ono, KY R+67
- Pine Tree Corners, DE R+11
- Coakley, KY R+72
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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.