Kennett, PA is a small town in Chester County with a population of approximately 6,400. It is home to many small businesses and is a thriving community in the area. As far as politics are concerned, Kennett is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors who work to ensure the safety and prosperity of its citizens. The board members are elected by popular vote each year and serve four-year terms. They are responsible for enacting local laws and ordinances, appropriating funds for various projects, setting taxes and rates, approving zoning changes, and maintaining the health and wellbeing of the town. Additionally, the Board works in conjunction with other county and state agencies to provide services to Kennett residents. There are also local organizations such as Citizens for Responsible Government that advocate for the rights of Kennett residents and seek to keep them informed about important issues in their community. All of these components together make up the political landscape of Kennett today.
The political climate in Kennett, 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
Kennett, 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.
Kennett, 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 Kennett, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,865 contributions totaling $832,852 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,350 contributions totaling $469,797 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)