Bear, Delaware is a small town located in New Castle County. Even though it is a small town, it has an active political scene. The local government is led by elected officials who are responsible for creating laws and regulations that will benefit the citizens of Bear. Elections in Bear take place every two years when residents cast their ballots to choose the mayor, council members, and other officials. These elected officials are dedicated to providing quality services and fostering improvement within the community. Additionally, there are many advocacy organizations in Bear that work with local leaders to address issues like social justice and environmental protection. Overall, politics in Bear play an important role in shaping the future of this vibrant community.
The political climate in Bear, DE is moderately liberal.
New Castle County, DE is very liberal. In New Castle County, DE 67.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Castle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.8% to 30.7%.
New Castle county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear, DE is moderately liberal.
New Castle County, Delaware is very liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
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.
Bear, Delaware: D D D D D D
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 Bear, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,263 contributions totaling $641,687 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 788 contributions totaling $146,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)