Slaughter Beach leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Slaughter Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Slaughter Beach, ~35% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Slaughter Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Slaughter Beach leans more Republican than 29 of 72 neighbors.
Slaughter Beach runs about 31 points more Republican than Delaware as a whole. Delaware leans Democratic overall, while Slaughter Beach is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Slaughter Beach 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 Slaughter Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Slaughter Beach drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Slaughter Beach are family households, above 82% of cities. Slaughter Beach runs against the grain of Delaware, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Slaughter Beach, DE sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Slaughter Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Slaughter Beach 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Slaughter Beach own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Slaughter Beach have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mispillion Light, DE R+19
- Milford, DE R+5
- Lincoln, DE R+19
- Primehook Beach, DE R+8
- Thompsonville, DE R+39
- Chestnut Knoll, DE R+21
- Ellendale, DE R+25
- Houston, DE R+36
- Milton, DE R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whitten, IA R+46
- Guy, KY R+61
- Schley, NC D+22
- Oakshade, VA R+39
- West Hallock, IL R+34
- Nestlow, WV R+64
- Cedar Springs, GA R+17
- Trout Creek, TX R+63
- Cowan, KY R+66
- Nat, TX R+72
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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.