Seaford, DE is a small city located in Sussex County. It is known for its rich history and vibrant culture, but the politics of Seaford have also played an important role in shaping the city. The city is governed by a mayor-council government, with the mayor being elected to serve as the chief executive of the city. Seaford has recently seen a great deal of political activity as candidates have campaigned to be elected to various positions. Issues like education funding, economic development and environmental protection have been at the forefront of these campaigns, with each candidate presenting their own ideas on how to best address these issues. There has also been much discussion regarding improving public safety and providing better services to residents of Seaford. With the upcoming election season fast approaching, it will be interesting to see which ideas will ultimately prevail in determining how Seaford moves forward as a community.
The political climate in Seaford, DE is leaning 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
Seaford, DE is leaning 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.
Seaford, 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 Seaford, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 526 contributions totaling $60,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $47,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)