The Dover, DE Metro Area is a vibrant region with a strong political presence. It is home to the state capital of Delaware and the state legislature which both actively participate in local politics. The city has a mayor and city council who are responsible for managing the city's needs, while county commissioners manage larger issues such as taxes and zoning regulations. During election season, voters have many opportunities to engage in the political process through their votes for local, state, and national candidates. With so much to offer politically, Dover provides an excellent opportunity for residents to take an active role in shaping their community's future.
The political climate in Dover Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In Dover Metro Area 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, the Dover metro area flipped narrowly Democratic, 51.2% to 47.1%.
The Dover metro area flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Dover, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Dover Metro Area
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)