Woodsboro leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Woodsboro typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodsboro, ~29% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodsboro compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodsboro leans more Republican than 50 of 109 neighbors.
Woodsboro runs about 54 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Woodsboro is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodsboro. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+37) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Woodsboro votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Woodsboro runs about 54 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Woodsboro are family households, above 91% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Woodsboro, 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 Woodsboro looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodsboro 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Walkersville, MD R+3
- Utica, MD R+46
- Keymar, MD R+41
- Johnsville, MD R+45
- Rocky Ridge, MD R+49
- Union Bridge, MD R+39
- Middleburg, MD R+44
- Graceham, MD R+33
- Oldfield, MD R+35
- Thurmont, MD R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Blasdell, NY R+7
- Black Earth, WI D+9
- Seabrook, SC D+20
- Utley, TX R+31
- Dixfield, ME R+30
- El Cenizo, TX R+3
- Ronceverte, WV R+48
- Mesilla, NM D+8
- Elmwood, IL R+31
- Hamer, SC R+10
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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.