Coverdale Crossroads leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Coverdale Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Coverdale Crossroads, ~22% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Coverdale Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Coverdale Crossroads leans more Republican than 42 of 98 neighbors.
Coverdale Crossroads runs about 42 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Coverdale Crossroads is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Coverdale Crossroads. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+23) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+43), a spread of about 67 points.
Why Coverdale Crossroads 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 Coverdale Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Coverdale Crossroads votes against the grain of Delaware. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Coverdale Crossroads runs about 42 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Coverdale Crossroads drive to work alone, above 83% of cities. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Coverdale Crossroads sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 77% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Coverdale Crossroads, DE sits below the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Coverdale Crossroads looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Coverdale Crossroads is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 11% of homes in Coverdale Crossroads have more than one occupant per room, above 97% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 81% of adults in Coverdale Crossroads have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bridgeville, DE R+16
- Redden, DE R+30
- Concord, DE R+24
- Cocked Hat, DE R+38
- Hardscrabble, DE R+34
- Ellendale, DE R+25
- Seaford, DE R+10
- Greenwood, DE R+43
- Blades, DE R+22
- Piney Grove, DE R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Guilford, ME R+38
- Avalon, NJ R+13
- Redwood, NY R+34
- Tullahassee, OK R+57
- Erie, KS R+56
- Vesper, WI R+37
- Erwinville, LA R+35
- West Dover, VT D+29
- Fletcher, OH R+65
- Kittrell, TN R+59
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.