Lowes Crossroads is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lowes Crossroads typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lowes Crossroads, ~17% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lowes Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lowes Crossroads is the most Republican-leaning.
Lowes Crossroads runs about 69 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Lowes Crossroads is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lowes Crossroads. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Lowes Crossroads 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 Lowes Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Lowes Crossroads drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Lowes Crossroads are family households, above 96% of cities. Lowes Crossroads runs against the grain of Delaware, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lowes Crossroads, DE sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Lowes Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Lowes Crossroads 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
- Mission, DE R+39
- Lake Pines, DE R+51
- Shortly, DE R+46
- Sycamore, DE R+49
- Melson, MD R+34
- Phillips Hill, DE R+34
- Delmar, DE R+34
- Laurel, DE R+19
- Walston, MD R+43
- Pittsville, MD R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adin, CA R+49
- High Landing, MN R+40
- Hatchers, VA R+43
- Highgate Falls, VT R+31
- Freedom, WI R+48
- Piner, KY R+57
- Stevensville, PA R+61
- Little Sturgeon, WI R+30
- Stonewall, VA R+51
- Goodfield, TN R+71
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.