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Marcus Henry is New Castle County Executive in Delaware. Political positions and ideology score -46 (Left). Marcus Henry is the New Castle County Executive in Delaware, in office since January 2025.
- Took office
- Jan 1, 2025
- Phone
- 302-395-5555
- Website
- Official site
- Salary
- —
County pay varies · not on file
Where Marcus stands on the spectrum
Marcus Henry scores -46 on Spectrum’s left–right line (left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.
Composite -46 · Left · economic -52 · social -45 · authoritarian -21
Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →
Background & record
Marcus Henry is the New Castle County Executive in Delaware, in office since January 2025. A Democrat, he is the 13th person to hold the office.
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Issue detail
−100 left pole · +100 right pole
- Economic
- -52
- Social
- -45
- Authoritarian
- -21
- Confidence
- 68
- Taxes & spending-50
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
- Health care-60
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
- Climate & energy-56
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
- Business regulation-48
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
- Labor & wages-46
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
- Immigration-40
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
- Abortion-72
Legal access, opposed to bans
- Guns-54
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
- Crime & policing-24
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
- Schools & speech-48
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
- Defense & alliances-14
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
- Civil liberties-28
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans
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