Parkside, PA is a small town with a population of around 3,500 people. It has a strong sense of community and values its independence and political freedom. The local politics in Parkside are centered around the town's citizens and their needs. There are several local committees that work to ensure that the government is responsive to the community's needs. These committees include the Parkside Citizens' Advisory Council and the Parkside Citizens' Budget Committee. They are committed to improving the quality of life in Parkside by advocating for better public services, promoting economic growth, and protecting the environment. Local elections occur every two years and result in representatives from both major parties being elected to represent their constituents on the board of supervisors and other boards that oversee various aspects of town life. Residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions on important issues through these elected officials, making it an exciting time for all involved parties.
The political climate in Parkside, PA is somewhat 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
Parkside, PA is somewhat 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.
Parkside, 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 Parkside, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 323 contributions totaling $13,526 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $8,237 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)