day 8: delaware

[Alcon]

Delaware is a thoroughly uninteresting state; once you know about its politics, it never really changes.  There is New Castle County, which votes strongly Democratic in virtually any situation, and then Kent and Sussex vote Republican, but will vote for a Democrat, especially a southern-ish populist.  Generally Kent is closer than Sussex, although both are pretty solidly Republican, and sometimes switch.

Because of all of this, the average election is the Dems winning with around 10 points.  If the Republicans do well in New Castle County, they can carry the state; if the Democrats do well in Kent and Sussex, they can win landslides.

I gather that basically all of New Castle County is Democratic, with the exception of a few rural precincts, while downtown Dover is heavily Democratic, the suburbs are mixed with a strong Republican lean, and the exurbs are heavily Republican.  Sussex County seems to be very heavily Republican except the town centres of some of the towns, which are somewhat Democratic.

It all seems very stationary, politically.