The politics in Elk Township (Chester County), Pennsylvania are diverse and dynamic. The township is part of the 15th Congressional District, represented by Republican Congressman Glenn Thompson. At the state level, Elk Township is in State Senate District 41 and State House District 81, both represented by Republicans. On the local level, Elk Township is governed by a Board of Supervisors and a staff of department heads, all appointed to serve with dedicated commitment and expertise. The board meets regularly to discuss issues such as zoning regulations, budgetary concerns, community development initiatives, and other matters that concern the residents of the township. Additionally, several local political candidates have put their names forward for office within the township over recent elections cycles and continue to advocate for their constituents’ best interests on either side of the aisle. Ultimately, politics in Elk Township continue to be an important part of its vibrancy and growth as a thriving community.
The political climate in Elk township (Chester County), PA is leaning conservative.
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
Elk township (Chester County), PA is leaning conservative.
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.
Elk township (Chester County), 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 Elk township (Chester County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,220 contributions totaling $159,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 378 contributions totaling $53,893 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)