Concord leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 67% of adults in Concord typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Concord, ~25% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Concord compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Concord leans more Republican than 37 of 97 neighbors.
Concord runs about 38 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Concord is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Concord 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 Concord, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Concord drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Concord runs against the grain of Delaware, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Concord, DE sits in the bottom 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 Concord looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Concord is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hardscrabble, DE R+34
- Seaford, DE R+10
- Blades, DE R+22
- Coverdale Crossroads, DE R+27
- Sycamore, DE R+49
- Bridgeville, DE R+16
- Laurel, DE R+19
- Piney Grove, DE R+45
- Bethel, DE R+52
- Redden, DE R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Victoria, IL R+38
- Hayward, MN R+38
- Ethel, OK R+72
- Cherry Fork, OH R+69
- Dutton, MT R+57
- Prague, NE R+58
- Fisher, LA R+52
- Nora, VA R+71
- Craig, NE R+60
- Selica, NC R+50
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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.