In 1990, Dover, DE was a city bustling with activity and excitement. The city had a diverse population with different political ideologies that were represented in the local government. While the specific names of local political candidates from 1990 remain unknown, it is known that the politics of the city at the time were characterized by passionate debates and active participation from its citizens. Through regular elections, members of various political parties competed to represent their constituents in Dover's municipal government. As a result, Dover's political landscape was constantly changing as new ideas and perspectives continued to be brought forward. This atmosphere of open dialogue and discussion helped ensure that all voices were heard in determining the direction of the city and its future.
The political climate in Zip 19901 (Dover, DE) is leaning liberal.
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
Zip 19901 (Dover, DE) is leaning liberal.
Dover, Delaware is leaning liberal.
Kent County, Delaware 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.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 19901 (Dover)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 610 contributions totaling $56,718 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 331 contributions totaling $74,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)