Brandywine Village is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Brandywine Village typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brandywine Village, ~46% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brandywine Village compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Brandywine Village leans more Democratic than 9 of 12 neighbors.
Brandywine Village runs about 64 points more Democratic than Delaware as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Brandywine Village. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+87) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+60), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Brandywine Village leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Brandywine Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 54% of adults in Brandywine Village have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 43%).
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Brandywine Village, Wilmington, DE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Brandywine Village looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Brandywine Village sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Baynard Village, Wilmington, DE D+80
- 9th Ward, Wilmington, DE D+85
- Cool Springs, Wilmington, DE D+69
- Downtown, Wilmington, DE D+83
- Northwest Wilmington, Wilmington, DE D+75
- Hilltop, Wilmington, DE D+64
- Highlands, Wilmington, DE D+50
- The Flats, Wilmington, DE D+68
- Browntown, Wilmington, DE D+71
- Hedgeville, Wilmington, DE D+55
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Crown Hill, Seattle, WA D+69
- West Central Jackson, Jackson, MS D+87
- Tom Watkins, Springfield, MO R+22
- McKinley Mitchell, Tulsa, OK D+11
- Auburn Park, Chicago, IL D+82
- Village 9, Sacramento, CA D+33
- Townelake, Sayreville, NJ R+11
- Dam East-West, Aurora, CO D+36
- Camellia Gardens, Orlando, FL D+57
- West Lake Forest, New Orleans, LA D+85
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Delaware Department 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.