Skippack, PA is a small town located in Montgomery County with a population of over 3,000 people. Within the town limits are many local businesses and attractions that bring residents and visitors alike. Although Skippack may be considered an idyllic community to live in, it is also home to an active political scene. Local elections often involve multiple candidates running for various positions such as mayor, school board member or county commissioner. Candidates from different political parties will usually compete against each other to win the vote from Skippack citizens. With the help of campaign signs and advertisements, voters can become more familiar with their local candidates before making their decision at the polls. The politics of Skippack are constantly changing as new issues arise and require attention from elected officials. The people of this community take part in shaping its future through their decisions during election season.
The political climate in Skippack, PA is leaning 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
Skippack, PA is leaning 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.
Skippack, 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 Skippack, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,563 contributions totaling $312,681 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,053 contributions totaling $331,318 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)