Thompsontown is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Thompsontown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thompsontown, ~19% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thompsontown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thompsontown leans more Republican than 81 of 96 neighbors.
Thompsontown runs about 79 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Thompsontown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Thompsontown. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Thompsontown 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 Thompsontown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Thompsontown drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Thompsontown sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). Thompsontown 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; Thompsontown, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Thompsontown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Thompsontown 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 62%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Thompsontown have completed high school, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petersburg, MD R+19
- Secretary, MD R+50
- East New Market, MD R+48
- Reids Grove, MD R+31
- Linkwood, MD R+40
- Hurlock, MD R+23
- Gluckheim, MD R+43
- Salem, MD R+43
- Vienna, MD R+36
- Williamsburg, MD R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Weston, MI R+50
- Scott, NY R+31
- Beards Fork, WV R+25
- Avawam, KY R+64
- Wellesley Island, NY R+12
- Atlanta, KS R+68
- Judson, MN R+34
- Littleton, UT R+75
- Galena, AK D+24
- Williams Center, OH R+57
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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.