Fenwick Island, Delaware is a small town located on the Atlantic coast between Ocean City, Maryland and Bethany Beach, Delaware. It has a population of just over 500 people and is known for its quiet atmosphere and natural beauty. Although Fenwick Island is not particularly known for its political activity, the town does have an active local government which governs a variety of issues affecting the community. The Town Council meets regularly to discuss matters such as zoning regulations, beach access rights, economic development initiatives, environmental protection efforts and more. Additionally, local residents are able to participate in public meetings and engage in civic discourse related to Fenwick Island policies. While there are no current local political candidates running for office in the town of Fenwick Island, all citizens are encouraged to get involved in their community by attending meetings or getting involved with one of the many local organizations that serve Fenwick Island's unique needs.
The political climate in Fenwick Island, 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
Fenwick Island, 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.
Fenwick Island, 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 Fenwick Island, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $751 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)