Delaware County, Indiana is located in the east-central part of the state and is home to over 117,000 people. It is part of the Muncie metropolitan area and has a rich political history. The county follows a traditional Democratic-Republican party system with many local candidates participating at the county level. In recent years, local candidates have focused largely on improving public infrastructure and creating jobs within Delaware County. Other major issues involve maintaining public safety and promoting economic development by investing in businesses and providing access to resources for small business owners. Local politicians also work closely with state representatives to ensure that laws are properly executed in Delaware County. Political awareness continues to grow within the community as more residents become involved in their local politics and take an active role in shaping policies that impact their lives.
The political climate in Delaware County, IN is somewhat conservative.
In Delaware County, IN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained strongly Republican, 55.5% to 42.4%.
Delaware county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delaware County, IN is somewhat conservative.
Muncie Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Indiana is somewhat conservative.
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.
Delaware, Indiana: r R D d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Delaware County, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,410 contributions totaling $216,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,171 contributions totaling $400,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)