The 19720 New Castle, DE area has had a long history of political engagement among its citizens. Many have run for local office in the city council or other positions over time. The area's population is diverse and ever-changing as new residents move into the city from other parts of Delaware and beyond. Local politics are largely focused on issues such as zoning, economic development, public safety, traffic management, and infrastructure investments. In recent years, the city council has been actively engaged in working to make sure that all members of the community have access to quality education opportunities, improved public transportation services, and protected open spaces. All political parties are represented in New Castle's government and local elections provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions on important issues.
The political climate in Zip 19720 (New Castle, DE) is strongly liberal.
New Castle County, DE is very liberal. In New Castle County, DE 67.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Castle county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 67.8% to 30.7%.
New Castle county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19720 (New Castle, DE) is strongly liberal.
New Castle, Delaware is strongly liberal.
New Castle County, Delaware is very liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly 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.
New Castle, Delaware: D D D D D 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 19720 (New Castle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,031 contributions totaling $128,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $51,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)