Rehoboth Beach, Delaware is a popular seaside resort town located on the Eastern Shore. It is known for its beautiful beaches and boardwalk, as well as its vibrant nightlife and many restaurants. Rehoboth Beach has long been a popular summer destination for vacationers from all over the country, but it is also home to a number of political activists who are passionate about making a difference in their community. The city's politics are dominated by local issues and concerns, with local politicians focusing on topics such as taxes, infrastructure, zoning and development regulations, environmental protection, and public safety. Recently the local government passed legislation to make Rehoboth Beach an official Sanctuary City for immigrants. These initiatives have drawn both praise and criticism from within the community and nationwide for setting an example of how to welcome diversity while keeping our communities safe. Local candidates running for office come from diverse backgrounds, opinions, and ideologies in order to ensure that everyone’s voice is represented in Rehoboth Beach’s politics.
The political climate in Rehoboth Beach, 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
Rehoboth Beach, DE 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.
Rehoboth Beach, 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 Rehoboth Beach, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,709 contributions totaling $781,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,167 contributions totaling $294,633 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)