Delaware County, NY is an area of great political interest. The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors which consists of members who are elected to four-year terms. All registered voters in the county are eligible for these elections, and the board is responsible for representing and managing local issues that affect the community. The Board also works with other local and state institutions to ensure that Delaware County remains a safe and vibrant place to live. The county's residents are politically active, engaging in civil discourse at both the local and national level. There are also many organizations that work on behalf of citizens to promote their interests. Delaware County takes its civic responsibility seriously, offering regular opportunities for members of the public to participate in discussions about important matters such as economic development, infrastructure, education, healthcare, and environmental protection.
The political climate in Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative.
In Delaware County, NY 39.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.7%.
Delaware county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delaware County, NY is moderately conservative.
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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: R R r 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 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 Delaware County, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,191 contributions totaling $171,849 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 395 contributions totaling $64,446 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)