The politics in Cheswold, DE are of great importance to the citizens. The town is in the state of Delaware, which has a strong Democratic base. Despite this, there are still many local political candidates from both major political parties running for office in Cheswold. Many of them are focused on issues such as education, job creation, and public safety. These candidates have held debates and forums where they present their views to the voters in order to try and win their support. Furthermore, these politicians have also used social media to engage with the community and get their messages out. Ultimately, politics in Cheswold is important because it affects the lives of its citizens everyday.
The political climate in Cheswold, DE is leaning conservative.
Kent County, DE is leaning liberal. In Kent County, DE 51.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped Democratic, 51.2% to 47.1%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cheswold, DE is leaning conservative.
Kent County, Delaware is leaning liberal.
Dover Metro Area is leaning 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.
Cheswold, Delaware: r R d d r 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 Cheswold, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,196 contributions totaling $134,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 615 contributions totaling $142,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)