Caln Township, PA is a vibrant and diverse community located in Chester County. The township has a long history of local politics that has shaped the way the town operates today. With over 11,000 residents, Caln Township has an active electorate who take part in many local political issues. Every election year, local candidates come forward to represent the people of Caln Township and ensure that their voices are heard. In recent years, Caln Township residents have been active in making sure that their elected officials reflect their values and interests. They have come together to discuss important issues such as public safety, education, and economic development. These conversations have helped shape decisions made by local elected officials that benefit all members of the community.
The political climate in Caln township, 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
Caln township, 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.
Caln township, 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 Caln township, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,231 contributions totaling $1,142,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,692 contributions totaling $1,064,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)