Hardscrabble leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Hardscrabble typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hardscrabble, ~23% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hardscrabble compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hardscrabble leans more Republican than 55 of 91 neighbors.
Hardscrabble runs about 49 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Hardscrabble is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hardscrabble. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+52) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Hardscrabble 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 Hardscrabble, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Hardscrabble votes against the grain of Delaware. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Hardscrabble runs about 49 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Hardscrabble drive to work alone, above 88% of cities.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hardscrabble, DE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hardscrabble looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hardscrabble 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
- Concord, DE R+24
- Piney Grove, DE R+45
- Sycamore, DE R+49
- Shortly, DE R+46
- Georgetown, DE R+16
- Coverdale Crossroads, DE R+27
- Redden, DE R+30
- Seaford, DE R+10
- Blades, DE R+22
- Lake Pines, DE R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alluwe, OK R+66
- Unicorn, PA R+58
- Catherine, AL D+63
- Papineau, IL R+51
- Minnie, WV R+65
- Tisdale, KS R+70
- Thomaston, IN R+45
- Thurman, NY R+26
- Cardwell, MT R+59
- Palisades, TX R+74
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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.