Morton, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Delaware County with a population of just over 3,000 people. It has a strong sense of community and local pride that can be seen in the many activities and organizations that are dedicated to making it a better place for its citizens. Politics in Morton are largely centered around local issues such as education, taxes, and infrastructure. The mayor of Morton is elected every four years and presides over the Town Council which includes seven members who are all elected by the residents of Morton. Local political candidates often focus on creating positive change within the town, such as increasing civic engagement and economic development. Voters in Morton have also been known to show their support for candidates outside of their district that they believe will make positive changes for the entire region.
The political climate in Morton, PA is moderately 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
Morton, PA is moderately 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.
Morton, 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 Morton, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,186 contributions totaling $32,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $179,345 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,601 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)