Rodney Village, DE is a small community located in the state of Delaware. Despite its size, it is politically active and passionate about civic engagement. In Rodney Village, citizens take an active role in their governance as they come together to discuss local issues and express their opinions on matters that affect them directly. The local government works hard to ensure that elected representatives are in tune with the needs of the citizens and strive to make decisions that will benefit the entire community. Local elections often feature contested races with candidates competing for positions such as mayor, city council members, and school board members. With a strong emphasis on grassroots campaigning, Rodney Village residents have opportunities to connect directly with their political candidates before casting their ballot.
The political climate in Rodney Village, 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
Rodney Village, 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.
Rodney Village, 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 Rodney Village, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,586 contributions totaling $78,087 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 283 contributions totaling $67,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)