Frederica, DE is a small city located in the state of Delaware. Despite its small size, Frederica is vibrant and has an active political environment. The city is currently governed by a Mayor and six City Council members who are elected into office by the citizens of Frederica every two years. The candidates for these offices come from many different backgrounds and strive to serve the community with their unique perspectives on how to best move forward. There are also several organizations that work to engage residents in local political issues, such as neighborhood associations, environmental groups, and chambers of commerce. No matter what your interests may be, there is something for everyone in Frederica’s politics.
The political climate in Frederica, 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
Frederica, 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.
Frederica, 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 Frederica, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,563 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $8,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)