In 19809 Wilmington, DE, the political landscape was in a state of dynamic change. The city saw a shift in its demographic makeup with an increase of immigrants from Central and South American countries. This influx of population created a need for representation from these new communities and transformed the local politic scene. As such, local initiatives began to be created that aimed to address issues surrounding housing, education, and job opportunities for these newcomers. During this time various local political candidates began to emerge to provide representation for their respective communities in the city council and other government institutions. These candidates sought to ensure that their respective minority populations had greater access to resources and were adequately represented in government proceedings. Ultimately, these changes resulted in the formation of a more inclusive political landscape in Wilmington that was better suited for its diverse population.
The political climate in Zip 19809 (Wilmington, 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 19809 (Wilmington, DE) is strongly liberal.
Wilmington, 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.
Wilmington, 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 19809 (Wilmington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,195 contributions totaling $133,494 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $19,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)