Seeneytown leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Seeneytown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Seeneytown, ~17% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Seeneytown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Seeneytown leans more Republican than 61 of 104 neighbors.
Seeneytown runs about 51 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Seeneytown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Seeneytown 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 Seeneytown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Seeneytown votes against the grain of Delaware. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Seeneytown runs about 51 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Seeneytown are family households, above 85% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Seeneytown, DE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Seeneytown looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 34% of households in Seeneytown rent, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 4% of homes in Seeneytown have more than one occupant per room, above 84% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 80% of adults in Seeneytown have completed high school, below 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kenton, DE R+40
- Downs Chapel, DE R+41
- Hartly, DE R+44
- Clayton, DE R+15
- Cheswold, DE D+12
- Eberton, DE D+11
- Smyrna, DE D+15
- Hazlettville, DE R+43
- Peacock Corners, MD R+35
- Marydel, DE R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Womack, LA R+82
- Maunie, IL R+68
- Clarksburg, MA Even
- Three Lakes, MI R+32
- Tidwell, TX R+64
- Collinsburg, LA R+12
- Clyde, PA R+56
- Terry Creek, TN R+75
- Cotula, TN R+73
- Conway, IA R+52
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.