Spring Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 58% of adults in Spring Gap typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Gap, ~10% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Gap leans more Republican than 62 of 86 neighbors.
Spring Gap runs about 96 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Spring Gap is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Spring Gap 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 Spring Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spring Gap votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Spring Gap runs about 96 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Spring Gap drive to work alone, above 89% of cities. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Spring Gap fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Spring Gap, MD sits in the bottom 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 Spring Gap looks the way it does
Turnout in Spring Gap 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
- Oldtown, MD R+67
- Rush, MD R+66
- Wiley Ford, WV R+54
- Patterson Creek, WV R+58
- Cumberland, MD R+28
- Green Spring, WV R+66
- Ridgeley, WV R+58
- Carpendale, WV R+54
- Flintstone, MD R+67
- Cresaptown, MD R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pine Ridge, MS D+47
- Yale, OH R+50
- Dayton, WI Even
- Matoaka, WV R+70
- Easton, WA R+29
- Glensted, MO R+71
- Gleed, WA R+41
- Altoona, KS R+69
- McEwensville, PA R+54
- Exeland, WI R+38
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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.