Wetipquin leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Wetipquin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wetipquin, ~26% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wetipquin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wetipquin leans more Republican than 24 of 84 neighbors.
Wetipquin runs about 54 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Wetipquin is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wetipquin. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 24 points.
Why Wetipquin 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 Wetipquin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Wetipquin drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Wetipquin are family households, in the top fraction of cities. Wetipquin runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wetipquin, MD sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wetipquin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wetipquin 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 63%, above 58% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tyaskin, MD R+25
- Bivalve, MD R+26
- Quantico, MD R+21
- Whitehaven, MD R+24
- Nanticoke, MD R+26
- Mount Vernon, MD R+28
- Allen, MD R+10
- Hebron, MD R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sunrise, LA D+4
- Brant, NY R+39
- Broadwell, IL R+49
- Roanoke, WV R+62
- Wizard Wells, TX R+79
- Holmes Mill, KY R+79
- Homestead, MT R+47
- Traverse Bay, MI R+22
- Ormonde, IL R+50
- Skaggs, KY R+75
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.