Delaware Water Gap leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Delaware Water Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Delaware Water Gap, ~51% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Delaware Water Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Delaware Water Gap leans more Democratic than 132 of 134 neighbors.
Delaware Water Gap runs about 15 points more Democratic than Pennsylvania as a whole. Pennsylvania is roughly evenly split, and Delaware Water Gap sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Delaware Water Gap 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 Delaware Water Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 47% of adults in Delaware Water Gap hold a bachelor's degree, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 37% of adults in Delaware Water Gap have never been married, above 90% of cities. Delaware Water Gap runs against the grain of Pennsylvania, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Delaware Water Gap, PA sits in the top quarter nationally 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 Delaware Water Gap looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Delaware Water Gap 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Delaware Water Gap have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shawnee On Delaware, PA D+10
- Slateford, PA R+34
- Arlington Heights, PA D+8
- Hainesburg, NJ R+34
- East Stroudsburg, PA D+12
- North Bangor, PA R+36
- Portland, PA R+34
- Walnut Valley, NJ R+32
- Stormville, PA R+16
- Stier, PA R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Laneview, TN R+67
- Cocolamus, PA R+67
- Dennis, OK R+62
- Rosedale, MI R+31
- Dixie Union, GA R+58
- Hardin, MO R+63
- Marengo, WI R+19
- Siloam, GA R+2
- Bedford, WY R+67
- Piedmont, WV R+61
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau 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.