Browntown is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Browntown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Browntown, ~48% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Browntown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Browntown leans more Democratic than 6 of 11 neighbors.
Browntown runs about 56 points more Democratic than Delaware as a whole.
Why Browntown 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 Browntown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 64% of adults in Browntown have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 39%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Browntown, Wilmington, DE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Browntown 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. Browntown 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
- Hedgeville, Wilmington, DE D+55
- Hilltop, Wilmington, DE D+64
- The Flats, Wilmington, DE D+68
- Cool Springs, Wilmington, DE D+69
- Downtown, Wilmington, DE D+83
- Brandywine Village, Wilmington, DE D+79
- Highlands, Wilmington, DE D+50
- Baynard Village, Wilmington, DE D+80
- 9th Ward, Wilmington, DE D+85
- Northwest Wilmington, Wilmington, DE D+75
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Konnoak, Winston-Salem, NC D+38
- Menominee South, Oshkosh, WI D+17
- Meadows, Boynton Beach, FL D+16
- Bay Breeze Cove, St. Petersburg, FL Even
- Sunnyslope, Riverside, CA Even
- Shady Lane, Columbus, OH D+66
- Kent Heights, East Providence, RI D+7
- East Harriet, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- Winsor Hills, Baltimore, MD D+87
- Downtown Hilo, Hilo, HI D+33
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.