Westernport is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Westernport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westernport, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westernport compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Westernport leans more Republican than 26 of 100 neighbors.
Westernport runs about 84 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Westernport is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Westernport 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 Westernport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Westernport, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 24 points below the Maryland average of 38%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Westernport drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. Westernport runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Westernport, MD sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Westernport looks the way it does
Turnout in Westernport sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Barton, MD R+63
- Moscow, MD R+61
- Nikep, MD R+63
- Keyser, WV R+51
- Dawson, MD R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Proctor, VT R+15
- Cimarron, KS R+71
- Eureka, KS R+54
- Frenchtown, MT R+35
- Steele, MO R+55
- Clarksville, MI R+40
- Green Lake, WI R+19
- Red Rock, AZ R+43
- Long Ridge, SC R+19
- Nicholson, PA R+40
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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.