Smyrna, Delaware is a small city located in Kent County. It has a growing population of approximately 11,000 people and is one of the fastest growing towns in the state. As such, it faces many of the same challenges and issues as other cities its size. The city government is led by an elected mayor and a town council which consists of five members. These local leaders are responsible for crafting legislation that will improve the quality of life for all citizens in Smyrna. Political issues that are important to residents include improving public safety, economic development, zoning regulations, and infrastructure improvements. Actions taken by local politicians directly impact everyday life in Smyrna; therefore, it is important that citizens understand and stay informed about who their representatives at the local level are.
The political climate in Smyrna, 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
Smyrna, 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.
Smyrna, 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 Smyrna, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 827 contributions totaling $41,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $39,315 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)