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In the mid 19th century politics in Delaware were divided between the majority Whigs and minority Democrats.
The Whigs were the party in opposition to U. S. President Andrew Jackson, his political successors and their policies.
They were for a strong Union, good banks and a protective tariff.
As the primary heirs to the old Federalist Party in Delaware, their greatest strength was among the old stock, rural, agricultural population in Kent and Sussex County.
Conversely, the Democrats were in support of Jacksonian policies, and found their strength in New Castle County and among Quakers, Ulster-Scots and the more recent immigrants.
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