Milton, DE is a small town located in Sussex County, Delaware. It is home to a vibrant community and has an active political scene. The major political parties represented in Milton are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Local elections are held every two years and the citizens of Milton have the opportunity to vote for candidates of their choice. The local government consists of a mayor, four councilmembers, and various other appointed officers that help manage the day-to-day operations in Milton. Each party organizes events throughout the town to educate residents on local issues and encourage participation in local elections. Issues discussed include topics such as taxes, public safety, economic development, and education. Residents take part in debates over these issues and use their votes to determine who will be elected or re-elected into office each election cycle. It is clear that politics play an important role in Milton and its citizens take pride in exercising their right to vote for representatives that will best serve their interests.
The political climate in Milton, 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
Milton, 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.
Milton, 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 Milton, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 857 contributions totaling $49,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $49,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)