Delmar leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Delmar typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Delmar, ~32% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Delmar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Delmar leans more Republican than 9 of 95 neighbors.
Delmar runs about 35 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Delmar is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Delmar. The north side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Delmar 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 Delmar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Delmar drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Delmar runs against the grain of Maryland, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Delmar, MD sits below the national average on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Delmar looks the way it does
Turnout in Delmar sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Delmar, DE R+34
- Melson, MD R+34
- Salisbury, MD D+18
- Parsonsburg, MD R+35
- Walston, MD R+43
- Hebron, MD R+23
- Lake Pines, DE R+51
- Portsville, DE R+52
- Laurel, DE R+19
- Fruitland, MD D+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Denair, CA R+43
- Indian River Estates, FL R+34
- Eliot, ME Even
- Pipersville, PA R+9
- Dalton, MA D+18
- Bedford Hills, NY D+17
- West Nyack, NY R+8
- Ada, OH R+25
- Green Knoll, NJ D+6
- Snow Camp, NC R+53
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Maryland State Board 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.