Bensalem is a small town located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The community is served by the Bensalem Township School District and is home to several local parks, businesses, and government offices. On the political front, Bensalem has consistently seen its citizens elect Democrats to represent them at all levels of government. In 2020, Congressman Robert Brady won his election for re-election as representative of the First Congressional District which encompasses Bensalem. At the state level, Senator Steve Santarsiero and Representative Gene DiGirolamo are responsible for representing Bensalem in Harrisburg. Both have worked diligently on behalf of their constituents and have received widespread support from the citizens of Bensalem in recent years. As part of their efforts to bring legislation that will benefit the greater Philadelphia area, both Santarsiero and DiGirolamo have worked tirelessly on initiatives such as transportation funding and healthcare access for low-income families living in Bucks County. With a forward-thinking approach to politics, it's no wonder why Bensalem remains a popular place to live for many people who call Pennsylvania home.
The political climate in Bensalem, PA is leaning liberal.
Bucks County, PA is leaning liberal. In Bucks County, PA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bucks county remained Democratic, 51.5% to 47.2%.
Bucks county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bensalem, PA is leaning liberal.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Bensalem, 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 Bensalem, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,914 contributions totaling $890,271 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,595 contributions totaling $654,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $410 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)