Media, PA is an active and diverse city in Delaware County. The City Council is composed of seven elected members who serve four-year terms. Led by the Mayor, they are responsible for setting the city's budget, approving local ordinances, and overseeing other important civic functions. Every two years, local elections are held to determine who will serve on the City Council and become mayor. Residents can get involved in politics by learning more about their candidates and voting on election day. There are also numerous community organizations that offer support for local causes and initiatives related to social justice and environmental protection. By engaging in these activities, Media residents help improve their city and make sure it continues to be a vibrant place to live and work.
The political climate in Media, 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
Media, 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.
Media, 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 Media, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,435 contributions totaling $938,426 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,040 contributions totaling $314,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)