In 1994, Fenwick Island, DE was a small coastal town with a population of just over 500 people. The politics of the town were primarily focused on maintaining a peaceful and harmonious community that could enjoy the beauty of the beach. Some of the local political issues included ensuring access to affordable housing for all citizens, protecting the coastline from development, and preserving the local environment. Local candidates ran for office in order to ensure these important issues were addressed in a timely manner. Due to its small size, Fenwick Island had limited resources available for conducting political campaigns so many candidates relied on door-to-door campaigning and word-of-mouth networking to get their message out. However, no matter who was running or what they stood for, everyone in the town was united in wanting what was best for their community.
The political climate in Zip 19944 (Fenwick Island, DE) is somewhat 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
Zip 19944 (Fenwick Island, DE) is somewhat conservative.
Fenwick Island, Delaware is somewhat 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.
Fenwick Island, 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 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 zip 19944 (Fenwick Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)