Snug Harbor leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Snug Harbor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Snug Harbor, ~27% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Snug Harbor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Snug Harbor leans more Republican than 20 of 42 neighbors.
Snug Harbor runs about 52 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Snug Harbor is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Snug Harbor 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 Snug Harbor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Snug Harbor votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 30%, modestly below the Maryland average of 43%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Snug Harbor 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; Snug Harbor, 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 Snug Harbor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Snug Harbor 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Snug Harbor own their home, compared to around 81% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- West Ocean City, MD R+20
- Grays Corner, MD R+8
- Berlin, MD R+7
- Golf Club Shores, MD R+18
- Ocean Pines, MD R+15
- Ocean City, MD R+10
- Ironshire, MD R+26
- Showell, MD R+28
- Libertytown, MD R+41
- Bishopville, MD R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Campbell, AL R+68
- Zook, KS R+59
- Camelot, TN R+71
- Claysville, IN R+64
- Gowdy, IN R+62
- Raft River, ID R+74
- Quiggleville, PA R+61
- Pungoteague, VA R+17
- Fort Clark, ND R+65
- Strawberry, CA R+4
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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.