Highland Acres, DE is a small, tight-knit community located in the southern part of the state. Although the town itself is small, it has a vibrant political atmosphere with a variety of opinionated citizens. Residents of Highland Acres pride themselves on being active and engaged when it comes to local politics. Though no specific candidates have been mentioned, voters in Highland Acres are sure to rally around issues that affect their day-to-day lives and take part in meaningful discourse when choosing who they will cast their ballots for come election time. The people of Highland Acres understand the importance of having their voices heard and value their right to influence the decisions made by local leaders.
The political climate in Highland Acres, 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
Highland Acres, 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.
Highland Acres, 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 Highland Acres, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 610 contributions totaling $56,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 331 contributions totaling $74,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)