Claymont, Delaware is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is home to a diverse population and friendly locals. The town is governed by a mayor and several council members who are elected every two years. Residents in Claymont have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by voting for mayoral candidates and council members during election seasons. The governing body also works hard to ensure that all public services are adequate and that all residents feel safe and secure in their community. There are many initiatives in place to help make Claymont a better place to live, such as providing access to jobs, recreational activities, educational programs, health resources and more. This commitment to its citizens makes Claymont an ideal location for those who want to take an active role in their local politics.
The political climate in Claymont, 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
Claymont, 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.
Claymont, 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 Claymont, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,519 contributions totaling $145,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 151 contributions totaling $23,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)