Guilford, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Chester County. It has a rich history and it is home to many local businesses and organizations. The political scene in Guilford is quite active, with the most recent election seeing two different candidates vying for the mayor's seat. Both of these candidates come from very different backgrounds, but both have their sights set on improving the quality of life in Guilford through innovative ideas and creative solutions. They have both expressed their commitment to growing the economy of Guilford and making sure that the town remains a safe place to live for its citizens. This upcoming election will be important as it will decide who will lead Guilford into the future and help to shape its future.
The political climate in Guilford, PA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, PA is very conservative. In Franklin County, PA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.7%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Guilford, PA is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Chambersburg-Waynesboro Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Guilford, Pennsylvania: R R R R R R
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 Guilford, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 772 contributions totaling $66,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 808 contributions totaling $168,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)