Marvels Crossroads leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Marvels Crossroads typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marvels Crossroads, ~21% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marvels Crossroads compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marvels Crossroads leans more Republican than 50 of 85 neighbors.
Marvels Crossroads runs about 52 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Marvels Crossroads is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Marvels 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 Marvels Crossroads, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Marvels Crossroads votes against the grain of Delaware. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Marvels Crossroads runs about 52 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Marvels Crossroads sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 86% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Marvels Crossroads are family households, above 85% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Marvels Crossroads, DE 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 Marvels Crossroads looks the way it does
Turnout in Marvels 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
- Houston, DE R+36
- Reeves Crossing, DE R+35
- Harrington, DE R+26
- Chestnut Knoll, DE R+21
- Farmington, DE R+43
- Felton, DE R+24
- Milford, DE R+5
- Hollandsville, DE R+45
- Frederica, DE R+12
- Viola, DE R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Copeland, FL R+55
- Fidelis, FL R+81
- Chase Mills, ME R+43
- Sessums, MS D+14
- Knapp, MN R+52
- Hibbs, PA R+39
- Disco, WI R+30
- Dewey, VA R+67
- Huntsboro, NC R+21
- Alvo, NE R+41
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.