Chester Heights, PA is a small borough located in Delaware County. It has a rich history that is deeply rooted in local politics, with many of its citizens actively engaged in the political process. Residents of Chester Heights typically vote along party lines, though some independents and third-party voters can be found in the community. Local politics are discussed at town hall meetings and other public forums where citizens can voice their opinion on important issues facing the community. With the 2020 election season upon us, candidates for local offices are already campaigning to get out the vote in Chester Heights. The upcoming elections will no doubt have a great impact on town policy and could shape Chester Heights for years to come.
The political climate in Chester Heights, 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
Chester Heights, 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.
Chester Heights, 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 Chester Heights, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,786 contributions totaling $1,350,682 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,968 contributions totaling $574,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)