Oreland, PA is a small suburban community located in Montgomery County. Although it is considered part of the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, it still maintains its small-town charm. Politics in Oreland are largely focused on local issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure development, and environmental protection. Local political candidates can be found in the surrounding towns as well as at the county level. Each candidate has their own platform to discuss with constituents and make their case for why they should be elected to office. Community members are encouraged to actively participate in elections by registering to vote and researching candidates before going to the polls. The citizens of Oreland take pride in not only having their voices heard but also making sure that their local representatives accurately represent their beliefs and needs.
The political climate in Oreland, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, PA is strongly liberal. In Montgomery County, PA 62.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.4% to 36.2%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oreland, PA is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery 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.
Oreland, 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 Oreland, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,823 contributions totaling $2,132,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,163 contributions totaling $474,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $408 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)