Plymouth Township is located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and is a suburban area of Philadelphia. It has an active political scene with multiple opportunities for local residents to engage in the political process. The township is served by the Plymouth Township Board of Commissioners which is comprised of seven members elected by popular vote to serve four year terms. This board is responsible for developing policies, appointing department heads, and creating a budget for the township. Other organizations such as the Plymouth Township Democratic Committee and the Plymouth Township Republican Committee are also active in the township's politics, providing resources and information on candidates and issues to their respective voters. With a population of over 18,000 people, there are many ways for local residents to get involved in their community's politics and make a difference in their town.
The political climate in Plymouth township (Montgomery County), 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
Plymouth township (Montgomery County), 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.
Plymouth township (Montgomery County), 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 Plymouth township (Montgomery County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,558 contributions totaling $3,939,257 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $601 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,825 contributions totaling $1,361,270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $746 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)