Port Penn is a true toss-up. About 48% of voters here vote Democratic and 52% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Port Penn typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Penn, ~39% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Penn compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Penn leans more Republican than 46 of 129 neighbors.
Port Penn runs about 18 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Port Penn is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Penn. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Port Penn 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 Port Penn, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Port Penn votes against the grain of Delaware. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Port Penn runs about 18 points more Republican.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Port Penn, DE sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Port Penn looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Port Penn 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Port Penn own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Port Penn have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- St. Georges, DE Even
- Delaware City, DE R+4
- Kirkwood, DE D+29
- Odessa, DE D+4
- Middletown, DE D+16
- Sinnickson Landing, NJ R+38
- Hancocks Bridge, NJ R+55
- Bear, DE D+32
- Salem, NJ D+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Carter, OK R+78
- Grimes, AL R+20
- Hunterdale, VA R+38
- Wolf Lake, MN R+59
- Rawlings, VA R+12
- Bexar, AL R+84
- Hootentown, NC R+41
- Cuyahoga Heights, OH R+22
- Crabb, TX D+4
- Deer Park, AL R+64
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.