Eddystone, PA is a small town located in Delaware County. It has a mayor-council system of government, with the mayor elected to a four-year term and the council members elected to two-year terms. The mayor serves as the chief executive officer of the municipality and is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Eddystone. In addition to the mayor, there are eight council members who are responsible for enacting laws and ordinances that govern the community. Elections for these positions occur every two years, with local political candidates campaigning on their platforms and engaging with constituents throughout town. Residents take an active role in local politics because their choices have a direct impact on their everyday lives. From taxes to school funding to public safety initiatives, Eddystone's citizens rely heavily on elected officials to serve their best interests.
The political climate in Eddystone, PA is somewhat liberal.
Delaware County, PA is strongly liberal. In Delaware County, PA 62.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.8% to 36.0%.
Delaware county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eddystone, PA is somewhat liberal.
Delaware 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.
Eddystone, 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 Eddystone, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $825 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $583 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)