Sugarland, MD Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sugarland

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sugarland leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 59% of adults in Sugarland typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sugarland, ~34% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sugarland compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sugarland leans more Democratic than 56 of 155 neighbors.

Sugarland runs about 16 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole.

Why Sugarland 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 Sugarland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 61% of adults in Sugarland hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Sugarland, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Sugarland looks the way it does

Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout. About 6% of homes in Sugarland have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Sugarland sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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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.