Durham, PA is a small town located in Bucks County with a population of 2,425 according to the 2019 census. Although being a relatively small community, Durham has an active political climate. The local government is made up of elected officials that represent the interests of the residents and businesses within the borough. Popular issues addressed in recent years include the development of new housing and commercial projects, maintaining public safety initiatives, and improving local infrastructure. In addition to these topics, various committees have been established to help manage zoning ordinances, grant proposals and other related matters. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending public meetings or voting during election cycles for their preferred candidates who are running for office. By engaging more actively in local politics, Durham can continue its progress towards developing into a prosperous community for all its residents.
The political climate in Durham, PA is leaning conservative.
Bucks County, PA is leaning liberal. In Bucks County, PA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bucks county remained Democratic, 51.5% to 47.2%.
Bucks county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Durham, PA is leaning conservative.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Durham, 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 Durham, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 326 contributions totaling $29,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $34,792 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)