Abington, Pennsylvania is an affluent suburb located in Montgomery County. It is a great place to call home and has been for many years, thanks to its strong sense of community and vibrant local government. The Township of Abington is run by a Board of Commissioners, who are elected every four years. These officials manage the day-to-day operations of the township and make sure that Abington remains a safe and enjoyable place to live. In addition to providing essential services such as fire protection, police protection, roads maintenance, public transportation, public health programs and more - these officials also work hard to ensure that Abington remains fiscally responsible while still providing outstanding services for its residents. Furthermore, the Commissioners are committed to engaging citizens on important issues and encouraging citizen involvement in local politics. With so much commitment from its leadership, it's no wonder why Abington continues to be a great place to call home!
The political climate in Abington, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, PA is strongly liberal. In Montgomery County, PA 62.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.4% to 36.2%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Abington, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery 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.
Abington, 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 Abington, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29,532 contributions totaling $4,266,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,914 contributions totaling $1,348,763 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $463 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)