Downingtown, Pennsylvania is a borough located in Chester County. This small town of approximately 8,600 residents has a history of political involvement and participation. Local elections in Downingtown often involve passionate and competitive campaigns as residents strive to make a difference within their community. With strong representation at the local, state, and federal levels of government, Downingtown residents have an active voice when it comes to the politics that shape their lives. The issues faced by Downingtown are varied; from housing affordability to education funding. Local citizens work together with their elected officials to ensure that the best interests of all constituents are heard. Overall, the citizens of Downingtown take pride in having an impact on the political landscape of their beloved hometown.
The political climate in Downingtown, PA is somewhat 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
Downingtown, PA is somewhat 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.
Downingtown, 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 Downingtown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,079 contributions totaling $283,667 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 596 contributions totaling $154,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)