Dagsboro, DE is a small town located in Sussex County along the Indian River Bay. It is known for its outstanding fishing opportunities and scenic waterfront views. Despite its small population, Dagsboro boasts an active political scene. Residents of the town are passionate about their local government and take part in regular elections to decide who will represent them on the town council. The elected officials make decisions on matters such as infrastructure, taxes, zoning regulations, public safety, and other important issues affecting the everyday lives of their constituents. Furthermore, Dagsboro residents also have a voice in statewide and national politics by participating in general elections for governors, senators, representatives, and presidents each year. All these factors create a vibrant political atmosphere that has been integral to the success of Dagsboro over the years.
The political climate in Dagsboro, 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
Dagsboro, 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.
Dagsboro, 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 Dagsboro, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $19,278 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $9,637 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)