Kent, DE County is located in the state of Delaware and is home to a dynamic political atmosphere. The county is composed of various communities and small towns that each have their own local governments and elected officials. These local governments are responsible for a range of policies such as education, public safety, and economic development. Each town has its own mayor or town council leader who work together with other members in order to create legislation that is beneficial to all members of the community. Kent also has several state representatives who are responsible for representing the interests of Kent’s citizens at the state level. They take part in debates at the state capitol building when it comes to making important decisions about taxes, roads, businesses, crime prevention, and more. This helps ensure that Kent’s citizens have a voice on important issues that affect their lives.
The political climate in 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
Kent County, DE 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.
Kent, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Kent County, DE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,756 contributions totaling $250,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,508 contributions totaling $259,054 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)