In 1994, Delmar, DE was a bustling small town with a population of about 8,500 people. At the local level, politics were dominated by issues such as reducing poverty, increasing schools funding and improving public safety. Although there were no specific political candidates running for office in the area that year, local citizens still had a voice in how the town was managed. Many Delmar residents attended city council meetings to ensure their opinions and feedback were heard on important matters facing the community. In addition, many citizens volunteered for various charitable and community-oriented programs to help those in need. By working together towards common goals, residents of Delmar worked hard to create a safe and thriving atmosphere in their town.
The political climate in Zip 19940 (Delmar, 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 19940 (Delmar, DE) is somewhat conservative.
Delmar, 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.
Delmar, 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 19940 (Delmar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,357 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $6,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)