Travilah leans heavily Democratic by roughly 36 points: about 68% of voters vote Democratic and 32% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Travilah typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Travilah, ~53% vote Democratic, ~25% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Travilah compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Travilah leans more Democratic than 83 of 203 neighbors.
Travilah runs about 7 points more Democratic than Maryland as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Travilah. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+43) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Travilah 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 Travilah, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 81% of adults in Travilah hold a bachelor's degree, about 52 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Travilah sits in the top fifth on density (about 56%, above 89% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Travilah, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Travilah looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Travilah 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Travilah own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Travilah have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Potomac, MD D+46
- Potomac, MD D+49
- Rockville, MD D+50
- Great Falls, VA D+21
- Lowes Island, VA D+20
- Gaithersburg, MD D+43
- Cedar Grove, MD D+42
- Washington Grove, MD D+55
- North Bethesda, MD D+58
- Redland, MD D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Franklin, NH R+9
- Holts Summit, MO R+46
- Watchung, NJ D+3
- Corry, PA R+31
- Akron, NY R+26
- Tunkhannock, PA R+38
- Clearwater Beach, FL R+25
- Cowpens, SC R+62
- Bishopville, SC D+20
- Oscoda, MI R+21
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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.