In 1993 the small town of Felton, Delaware had a population of just under 2,000 people. It was a quiet and peaceful place, but it also had its own political system and local officials. The Mayor was elected every four years and there were also Town Council members representing different districts. Every election season, candidates would come forward, make their case to the electorate, and attempt to gain the most votes. These elections were usually quite competitive as each candidate tried to out-campaign their opponents with promises of improved city services and other initiatives that they thought would benefit the community. The residents of Felton took these elections seriously and made their voices heard by actively participating in the process. In doing so they helped shape the future of their community for many decades to come.
The political climate in Zip 19943 (Felton, DE) is leaning conservative.
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 19943 (Felton, DE) is leaning conservative.
Felton, Delaware is leaning conservative.
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.
Felton, 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 19943 (Felton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,567 contributions totaling $41,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 301 contributions totaling $13,537 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)