Chester, PA is a city located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It has an estimated population of 33,972 people as of 2019. The city has a long history of political activity and is home to a number of different local political candidates who are fighting for the rights of the citizens in Chester. The current mayor is Thaddeus Kirkland who was recently re-elected for his second term in office. Mayor Kirkland is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all residents by addressing issues such as public safety and economic development. He has also worked hard to support local schools, job training programs, and community organizations that help underserved communities in Chester. In addition to Mayor Kirkland, there are numerous other individuals running for office at both the city and county level who are committed to making Chester a better place to live and work.
The political climate in Chester, PA is strongly liberal.
Delaware County, PA is strongly liberal. In Delaware County, PA 62.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.8% to 36.0%.
Delaware county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chester, PA is strongly liberal.
Delaware County, Pennsylvania is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Chester, Pennsylvania: 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Chester, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 717 contributions totaling $47,190 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $31,927 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $273 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)