Lansdowne, Pennsylvania is a small borough located just south of Philadelphia. It has a long history of political involvement, both in local and state politics. The Borough Council serves as the legislative body of the borough, consisting of seven members elected to four-year terms. Some of the current issues being discussed in local politics include public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Lansdowne voters also have an active voice at the state level with both their state senator and representative who are elected to represent their interests in Harrisburg. With passionate and dedicated local leaders looking out for the best interest of their community, it’s clear that Lansdowne’s political landscape will continue to be vibrant and influential for years to come.
The political climate in Lansdowne, 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
Lansdowne, 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.
Lansdowne, 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 Lansdowne, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,616 contributions totaling $94,873 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $21,107 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)