From Our dcDIGEST
Election 2025: The People Have Spoken
The close races and full candidate slates point to new Democratic energy in Delaware County’s small rural towns, traditionally dominated by the Republican party. The trend is borne out by results in other states. After the recent Democratic gains in the New Jersey and Virginia governors’ races, there’s a jolt of optimism about the party’s prospects, even in traditionally Republican rural areas.
From Our dcDIGEST
Up Close and Personal: Middletown’s District 3
One story stood out in particular: a two-person Middletown team who canvassed their own neighborhood—Election District ED03. Their mission? Knock on the doors of every single registered Democrat before the November 2025 vote. That meant 120 doors—and they did it!
In the News
New York’s real political shift in 2025.
Democrats flipped over 50 county legislative seats across the state in 2025. Republicans flipped one. Media spotlight on Mamdani’s mayoral victory overshadowed a bigger story in New York. Check out this Politico article by Bill Mahoney.
From Our dcDIGEST
Communication is a Two-Way Street
We checked in with neighbors from nine DelCo towns about public meetings and here’s what we learned: democracy is alive and well on the very local level. The “privilege of the floor” is open to the public at town meetings in Bovina, Colchester, Franklin, Hancock, Meredith, Roxbury, Sidney, Stamford and Walton, and every one of our citizen-reporters thinks the practice is working well. So why not at the county government level?
On the Radio Dec. 9
On the Radio
DCDC Chair Kathleen Hayek is the special guest on Arnie Schwartz’s “Talk of the Town”, Dec. 9th at 6pm: 91.3FM or online streaming at www.wioxradio.org
Election Results
Election Eve Reporting
DCBOE election eve reporting pdf document.
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