Ocean View leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Ocean View typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ocean View, ~46% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ocean View compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ocean View leans more Republican than 12 of 51 neighbors.
Ocean View runs about 22 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Ocean View is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ocean View 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 Ocean View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ocean View votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 65%, well above the Delaware average of 43%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Ocean View runs against the grain of Delaware, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ocean View, DE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Ocean View looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ocean View 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Ocean View own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Ocean View have completed high school, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millville, DE R+7
- Bethany Beach, DE D+7
- South Bethany, DE D+11
- Frankford, DE R+17
- Dagsboro, DE R+22
- Long Neck, DE R+20
- Selbyville, DE R+19
- Fenwick Island, DE D+3
- Riverdale, DE R+16
- Millsboro, DE R+12
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newton Highlands, MA D+62
- Pinehurst, MA R+4
- Winston, OR R+37
- Bayfield, CO R+11
- Anadarko, OK R+24
- Kentwood, LA R+30
- Chapel Hill, TN R+66
- Glenn Dale, MD D+71
- Welcome, SC D+6
- Lincroft, NJ R+25
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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.