Piney Grove leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Piney Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Piney Grove, ~19% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Piney Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Piney Grove leans more Republican than 76 of 87 neighbors.
Piney Grove runs about 60 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Piney Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Piney Grove. The west side is the most split-leaning (R+49) and the northeast side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 49 points.
Why Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Piney Grove drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Piney Grove 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; Piney Grove, DE sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Piney Grove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Piney Grove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Georgetown, DE R+16
- Hardscrabble, DE R+34
- Shortly, DE R+46
- Nassau, DE R+4
- Phillips Hill, DE R+34
- Redden, DE R+30
- Williamsville, DE R+36
- Sycamore, DE R+49
- Concord, DE R+24
- Mission, DE R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- National Mine, MI R+17
- Waubeka, WI R+41
- Quinton, NJ R+32
- Symco, WI R+52
- South Londonderry, VT D+6
- Plum Orchard, WV R+70
- Bennett, FL R+74
- Gills, VA R+30
- Cummingsville, MN R+33
- Peoria, MS D+2
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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.