Delhi, Iowa is a small town with a population of around 1,500 people. It is located in Delaware County and is home to many loyal citizens who take an interest in the politics of the area. In Delhi, local politics are driven by the City Council which consists of seven members elected for two-year terms. All members are entrusted with representing the interests of their constituents while making informed decisions that will benefit the whole town. Local candidates often seek input from Delhi residents when running for office so that they can get a better understanding of what issues are important to them. Election season is always an exciting time in Delhi as locals come together to discuss their opinions and vote for their desired candidate.
The political climate in Delhi, IA is strongly conservative.
Delaware County, IA is very conservative. In Delaware County, IA 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 31.6%.
Delaware county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delhi, IA is strongly conservative.
Delaware County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
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.
Delhi, Iowa: r r d 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 Delhi, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $1,928 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,333 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)