Bellefonte, DE is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. Despite its size, it has an active political scene and plays a key role in local government. The town has several representatives on the county board of supervisors and school board, and it is home to multiple grassroots organizations advocating for social justice, economic development, and environmental protection. Bellefonte also holds regular elections for mayor every four years. These elections feature local candidates from various parties running for office, allowing citizens to voice their opinions about what policies they want in their town. In addition, Bellefonte is home to a vibrant civic community, with many individuals and groups devoted to furthering public engagement in the area. From volunteering at local events to attending meetings at city hall, there are numerous ways citizens can get involved and make a difference in Bellefonte’s politics.
The political climate in Bellefonte, DE is moderately liberal.
New Castle County, DE is very liberal. In New Castle County, DE 67.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Castle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.8% to 30.7%.
New Castle county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellefonte, DE is moderately liberal.
New Castle County, Delaware is very liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Bellefonte, Delaware: D D D D D 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 Bellefonte, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,195 contributions totaling $133,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $19,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)