Thorndale, PA is a small borough located in Chester County with an estimated population of 1,862 people. The local political landscape is centered around the Thorndale Borough Council, which works to maintain the town and its services through strategic planning and proactive decision-making. The council is comprised of six members who are elected to serve two year terms. These members work together to ensure that the best interests of the community are represented and that all residents have access to essential services like roads, sidewalks and public safety. The Council also establishes laws related to zoning, building codes and more. In addition to the Borough Council, Thorndale also has representation in state government from its local representative to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Together these officials help keep Thorndale a safe and prosperous place for its residents.
The political climate in Thorndale, PA is leaning liberal.
Chester County, PA is moderately liberal. In Chester County, PA 57.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Chester county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thorndale, PA is leaning liberal.
Chester County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Thorndale, Pennsylvania: r r d r 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 Thorndale, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,207 contributions totaling $289,471 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 596 contributions totaling $154,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)