In 1993, Bethel, DE was a small rural town located in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. The area was experiencing rapid growth due to an increase in small businesses and new housing developments. Local politics focused on addressing issues related to the expansion including zoning and infrastructure concerns. People living in Bethel were supportive of their elected officials who worked hard to ensure that the town's development was done responsibly and with respect for its environment and existing residents. Elections were held regularly with candidates from a range of backgrounds competing for votes. The local government was active in developing measures which ensured that citizens had access to resources necessary for success. This included increasing funding for public schools, parks, libraries, and other facilities needed by a growing community.
The political climate in Zip 19931 (Bethel, DE) is somewhat conservative.
Sussex County, DE is somewhat conservative. In Sussex County, DE 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sussex county remained strongly Republican, 55.1% to 43.8%.
Sussex county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19931 (Bethel, DE) is somewhat conservative.
Bethel, Delaware is somewhat conservative.
Sussex County, Delaware is somewhat conservative.
Salisbury Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Bethel, Delaware: 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 zip 19931 (Bethel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)