Delaware, NY is a small town located in the Catskills region of Upstate New York. With a population of just over 1,000 people, it is predominantly rural and agricultural. Despite its small size, Delaware, NY has an active political scene. Elected officials at all levels of government work to ensure that the needs of the community are being met. At the local level, individuals vying for office must demonstrate their commitment to the town’s values and their dedication to providing quality services to Delaware citizens. Candidates must also have a comprehensive understanding of the political issues facing the town and a plan for how they can address those issues if elected. Additionally, they must strive to be open and transparent with their constituents in order to ensure that citizens are informed about decisions being made on their behalf at all levels of government. It’s important for local residents to be engaged in politics and stay up to date with upcoming events in order for Delaware’s democratic process to remain strong.
The political climate in Delaware, NY is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, NY is somewhat conservative. In Sullivan County, NY 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained moderately Republican, 53.9% to 44.7%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delaware, NY is somewhat conservative.
Sullivan County, New York is somewhat conservative.
New York 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.
Delaware, New York: d r d d 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, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 415 contributions totaling $55,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $5,121 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)