Georgetown, DE is a small town located in Sussex County. It has a thriving community atmosphere and the population is estimated to be around 7,500 people. The government of Georgetown is run by a mayor and city council, who are elected by the people of Georgetown every four years. The political landscape in Georgetown is mainly comprised of Republicans and Democrats, with both parties having elected representatives in the city council. The current mayor is Donavis Brown, who was elected in 2016 as the first African-American Mayor in Sussex County. The City Council consists of six members from both parties, tasked with creating laws that will best serve the citizens of Georgetown and ensure their safety. Additionally, local initiatives such as the West End Revitalization Project have been discussed recently at city council meetings. This project aims to bring business opportunities and improved infrastructure for residents living on the West side of town. All in all, Georgetown has a vibrant political scene that serves its citizens well.
The political climate in Georgetown, DE is leaning conservative.
Sussex County, DE is somewhat conservative. In Sussex County, DE 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained strongly Republican, 55.1% to 43.8%.
Sussex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown, DE is leaning conservative.
Sussex County, Delaware is somewhat conservative.
Salisbury Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Delaware is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Georgetown, Delaware: r R r R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Georgetown, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 490 contributions totaling $30,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $36,748 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)