Kent County is a true toss-up. About 50% of voters here vote Democratic and 50% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Kent County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kent County, ~37% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kent County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Kent County sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 6 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 7 leaning the other way.
Kent County runs about 30 points more Republican than Maryland as a whole. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Kent County sits closer to the political middle.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Kent County. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+30) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+26), a spread of about 56 points.
Why Kent County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Kent County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kent County votes against the grain of Maryland. Maryland leans Democratic overall, while Kent County runs about 30 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Kent County, MD sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Kent County looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kent County 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 63%, above 69% of counties. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Queen Anne's County, MD R+27
- Harford County, MD R+4
- Cecil County, MD R+29
- Kent County, DE D+5
- Caroline County, MD R+34
- Baltimore City, MD D+72
- Baltimore County, MD D+28
- Anne Arundel County, MD D+17
- Talbot County, MD Even
- New Castle County, DE D+33
Counties with Similar Populations
- Roosevelt County, NM R+37
- Polk County, AR R+63
- Perry County, IN R+39
- Beadle County, SD R+46
- Pickens County, AL R+21
- Gem County, ID R+58
- McDowell County, WV R+56
- Hart County, KY R+61
- Marengo County, AL D+3
- Polk County, NC R+31
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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.