Delaware, Minnesota is a small town located near the Mississippi River in Ramsey County. The population of Delaware is approximately 5,500 and the median household income is around $60,000. Politically, Delaware leans to the left with a majority of registered voters being Democrats. Local politics often center around topics such as school funding, improving infrastructure like roads and bridges, and providing basic services for citizens. Local politicians in Delaware often prioritize preserving local resources like parks while also bringing new businesses into the area to create jobs. They are also focused on creating an environment that is attractive to young families who are looking for quality education and recreational activities for their children. Issues such as environmental protection and public safety are also high on the list of priorities for local politicians in Delaware.
The political climate in Delaware, MN is moderately conservative.
Grant County, MN is strongly conservative. In Grant County, MN 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.6%.
Grant county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delaware, MN is moderately conservative.
Grant County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minnesota is leaning 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.
Delaware, Minnesota: 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 Delaware, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $9,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)