Kitts Hummock leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Kitts Hummock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kitts Hummock, ~18% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kitts Hummock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kitts Hummock leans more Republican than 33 of 73 neighbors.
Kitts Hummock runs about 50 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Kitts Hummock is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kitts Hummock 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 Kitts Hummock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kitts Hummock votes against the grain of Delaware. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Kitts Hummock runs about 50 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Kitts Hummock sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 95% of cities). Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Kitts Hummock sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Kitts Hummock, DE does.
Why turnout in Kitts Hummock looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Kitts Hummock sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bowers, DE R+36
- Dover Afb, DE R+5
- Little Creek, DE R+11
- Magnolia, DE D+2
- Frederica, DE R+12
- Wyoming, DE D+7
- Dover, DE D+25
- Thompsonville, DE R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adams, OK R+82
- Dunlapsville, IN R+60
- Borden, NY R+61
- Montello, NV R+23
- Leander, LA R+87
- Winigan, MO R+69
- Harbert, MI D+12
- Amelia, NE R+78
- Weyanoke, LA D+68
- Maple View, WV R+39
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.