Bowers, DE is a small town located in New Castle County. With a population of just 1,000 people, it has a tight-knit community full of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. Although the town does not have an official local government or politicians, the citizens still engage in important political conversations to shape the future of their community. Community members have been actively advocating for important issues such as improving education and protecting the environment. With its strong sense of community spirit and grassroots campaigns, Bowers, DE is making sure that its voice is heard and that its values remain at the forefront of local politics.
The political climate in Bowers, 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
Bowers, 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.
Bowers, 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 Bowers, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,563 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $8,528 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $316 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)