Milford leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Milford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milford, ~34% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milford leans more Republican than 14 of 81 neighbors.
Milford runs about 20 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Milford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Milford. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+3) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+27), a spread of about 29 points.
Why Milford 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 Milford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Milford votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 47%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Milford runs against the grain of Delaware, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Milford, DE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Milford looks the way it does
Turnout in Milford 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
- Lincoln, DE R+19
- Chestnut Knoll, DE R+21
- Houston, DE R+36
- Mispillion Light, DE R+19
- Slaughter Beach, DE R+17
- Marvels Crossroads, DE R+37
- Thompsonville, DE R+39
- Ellendale, DE R+25
- Farmington, DE R+43
- Harrington, DE R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lebanon, IN R+35
- Sikeston, MO R+21
- Sayreville, NJ D+3
- Oneonta, NY D+22
- Roscoe, IL R+17
- Bon Air, VA D+17
- Lincoln, RI D+5
- Semmes, AL R+45
- Ludlow, MA R+10
- La Crescenta-Montrose, CA D+16
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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.