Laurel, DE is a small town with a population of just over 5,000 people. Despite its size, the town has an active and involved political community. There are multiple local and state-level candidates that have put their names forward in recent elections. In addition to these candidates, there are many active citizens who actively participate in town politics through attending meetings and voicing their opinions on local issues. The town also offers various volunteer opportunities for those interested in getting involved politically. This includes helping with voter registration drives, canvassing neighborhoods for candidates, and other forms of political activism. The politics in Laurel DE are exciting and vibrant, making it a great place to get informed and become politically engaged.
The political climate in Laurel, DE is leaning 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
Laurel, DE is leaning 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.
Laurel, 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 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 Laurel, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $21,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $9,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)