Wilmington Manor leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Wilmington Manor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilmington Manor, ~40% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilmington Manor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilmington Manor leans more Democratic than 147 of 170 neighbors.
Wilmington Manor runs about 16 points more Democratic than Delaware as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wilmington Manor. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+44) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+24), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Wilmington Manor 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 Wilmington Manor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 94% of residents in Wilmington Manor live in densely developed areas, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 32% of adults in Wilmington Manor have never been married, above 80% of cities.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Wilmington Manor, DE sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wilmington Manor looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wilmington Manor 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
- New Castle, DE D+48
- Newport, DE D+22
- Elsmere, DE D+28
- Pennsville, NJ R+27
- Deepwater, NJ R+22
- Wilmington, DE D+39
- Golf Manor, NJ R+14
- Mahoneyville, NJ R+24
- Carneys Point, NJ D+5
- Edgemoor, DE D+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tuba City, AZ D+41
- Joshua Tree, CA D+4
- Cumberland Hill, RI Even
- West Livingston, TX R+31
- Bellville, TX R+55
- North Chili, NY Even
- Mount Vernon, KY R+69
- Iuka, MS R+73
- Great Mills, MD D+16
- Farmingdale, NJ R+24
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.