The politics in East Brandywine, PA are dominated by the Democratic party, with most of the local elected officials holding seats on the Democratic side. However, there is some diversity among those who run for office here, with a few Republican candidates also vying for positions each election cycle. Citizens of East Brandywine have the opportunity to participate in this process through voting at local elections and engaging in debates between candidates to better understand their stances on important issues. This offers people the chance to make an informed decision when picking who should represent them in government. In addition, there are various organizations that help engage citizens regardless of political affiliation or background, providing education about current issues and opportunities to collaborate on projects that support the community.
The political climate in East Brandywine, 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
East Brandywine, 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.
East Brandywine, 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 East Brandywine, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,079 contributions totaling $283,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 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)