The politics in Kent Acres, DE are an important part of the local community. With a population of around 3,500 people, this small town has a diverse political landscape and a vibrant local government. Local elections take place every two years to elect individuals to city council positions that are responsible for representing the citizens of Kent Acres. During these elections, candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties often vie for office in order to better serve the residents of Kent Acres. Residents can also become involved by joining political organizations within their communities or by showing support for their preferred candidates on election day. These efforts help ensure that the citizens of Kent Acres have a say in how their local government is run and works hard to protect their interests.
The political climate in Kent Acres, DE is leaning liberal.
Kent County, DE is leaning liberal. In Kent County, DE 51.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kent county flipped Democratic, 51.2% to 47.1%.
Kent county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kent Acres, DE is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Delaware is leaning liberal.
Dover Metro Area is leaning 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.
Kent Acres, Delaware: r R d d r 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 Kent Acres, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,196 contributions totaling $134,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 614 contributions totaling $142,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)