Haverford College is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and is home to a diverse population. The college's politics are reflective of the surrounding area and the city of Haverford itself. The local governing bodies are composed of elected officials who represent their constituents. The mayor, county commissioners, and city council all have responsibility for governing the City; they are dedicated to providing quality services and fostering a safe environment. Local elections are held every year in order to elect new officials into office. In addition to these elected offices, there are numerous committees such as the Planning Commission, Environmental Advisory Council, and Zoning Board that help shape policy in the area. Issues such as public safety, transportation, housing, economic development, and more are addressed by these elected representatives on behalf of their constituents. At Haverford College itself there is an active student government that serves as a bridge between students and faculty while also advocating for student rights on campus. Through this system of democratic process democracy is alive and well at Haverford College.
The political climate in Haverford College, PA is moderately 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
Haverford College, PA is moderately 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.
Haverford College, 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 Haverford College, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20,139 contributions totaling $6,416,267 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,500 contributions totaling $1,799,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)