Wyoming, DE is a small, rural community located in Kent County. It is part of the Dover Metropolitan Statistical Area and is governed by an elected town council. The town council consists of seven members that are elected to four-year terms. All elections for the town council occur within the local district boundaries. Issues that are discussed and voted upon by the town council include zoning ordinances, public works initiatives, economic development projects, and other matters of public policy. The council also works closely with the county government to ensure the best outcomes for its citizens. Wyoming's residents care deeply about their community and take active roles in politics by volunteering their time to serve on committees or attending meetings to voice their opinions on important issues. As a result, Wyoming has seen much success in recent years in regards to economic growth and civic engagement.
The political climate in Wyoming, 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
Wyoming, 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.
Wyoming, 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 Wyoming, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,865 contributions totaling $113,197 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 503 contributions totaling $114,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)