In 1997, Rehoboth Beach, DE was a small coastal town with a population of around 1,400. The local political landscape was dominated by the Mayor and City Council. Mayor Sam Cooper had served in the position since 1993 and was joined on the council by seven members. All members were elected for two-year terms, ensuring that constituents had an opportunity to vote regularly on matters important to them. Issues facing the city included growth management and heritage preservation. Residents of Rehoboth Beach participated in local debates and campaigns, casting their votes for candidates who represented their interests. The 1997 elections brought a new wave of leaders to the council, giving them an opportunity to shape the future of Rehoboth Beach.
The political climate in Zip 19971 (Rehoboth Bch, 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 19971 (Rehoboth Bch, DE) is somewhat conservative.
Rehoboth Bch, 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.
Rehoboth Bch, 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 19971 (Rehoboth Bch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,553 contributions totaling $485,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 537 contributions totaling $167,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)