Woodside, DE is a small town with a population of just over 4,000 people. It is located in Kent County and is home to a close-knit community that values hard work and dedication. As such, the politics in Woodside are largely driven by local concerns. The town's mayor is elected every four years and has the power to make local decisions on behalf of the community. The Mayor is supported by an elected Council who help to ensure public safety, develop infrastructure, and promote economic growth. Local elections typically include issues such as taxes, local services, education reform, and other important topics that affect the town's residents. With such an engaged population it is easy to see why so many people take part in local politics here in Woodside.
The political climate in Woodside, DE is somewhat 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
Woodside, DE is somewhat 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.
Woodside, 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 Woodside, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,153 contributions totaling $119,487 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 584 contributions totaling $80,917 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)