In 1996, Milton, DE was a small and peaceful town with a population of 3,500 people. Although Milton was not a major hub for politics in Delaware, local politicians did hold some influence in the town’s affairs. Newcomers to the area during this time such as John Adams and Sarah Smith had recently been elected to City Council positions and were working hard to represent the interests of Milton’s residents. Local elections were held every two years for mayor, city council members, school board members, and other public officials. While national politicians made news headlines and influenced media coverage of events, Milton's residents were content to elect their own local representatives who focused on issues that directly impacted them such as taxes and education standards.
The political climate in Zip 19968 (Milton, 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 19968 (Milton, DE) is somewhat conservative.
Milton, 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.
Milton, 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 19968 (Milton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 857 contributions totaling $49,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $49,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $335 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)