West Chester, PA is an area with a strong political culture and commitment to civic engagement. Located in the heart of Pennsylvania, West Chester is home to many families that take an active role in local politics. The city’s mayor and council are elected every four years by the people of West Chester. Residents also have the opportunity to get involved by attending city council meetings and participating in public forums. Additionally, various community organizations regularly host events where residents can engage in meaningful dialogue with local leaders about the issues important to them. In this way, West Chester citizens are able to play an active role in shaping their own futures by making sure their voices are heard on topics ranging from health care reform to environmental protection.
The political climate in West Chester, PA is somewhat 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
West Chester, PA is somewhat 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.
West Chester, 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 West Chester, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,644 contributions totaling $1,096,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,248 contributions totaling $837,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)