Lower Merion, PA is a historic municipality located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, with a vibrant political scene. The Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners is an elected body consisting of five members who are responsible for the governance of the township and its services. The commissioners are elected to serve four-year terms, with elections held in odd numbered years. Every two years, one commissioner's seat is up for election. There is also an elected Tax Collector and Treasurer, both of whom are charged with managing the financial affairs of the township. In addition to this local government infrastructure, Lower Merion Township residents also have representation in larger political offices such as Congressional and statewide positions. As part of Montgomery County, Lower Merion Township residents help shape the decisions made on a greater level.
The political climate in Lower Merion, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, PA is strongly liberal. In Montgomery County, PA 62.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.4% to 36.2%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lower Merion, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery 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.
Lower Merion, 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 Lower Merion, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89,718 contributions totaling $28,779,907 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,172 contributions totaling $16,758,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,648 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)