South Pottstown, PA is a small town located in Pennsylvania with a population of around 5,000 people. The town is governed by a local council, which consists of seven members elected every four years. Members of the local council are responsible for making important decisions on behalf of the town's citizens. The local political candidates that are running for office usually have extensive knowledge and experience in their field and share similar beliefs about the future growth and development of South Pottstown. Most recently, these candidates have included community activists, business owners, teachers, parents and other members of the public who believe in creating a better environment for everyone living in the area. The local politics in South Pottstown are focused on improving education opportunities, public safety initiatives and promoting economic growth through investment and job creation. In addition to electing new council members each term, residents also have the opportunity to participate in initiatives such as voter registration drives and town hall meetings where they can voice their opinions on important issues.
The political climate in South Pottstown, PA is somewhat liberal.
Chester County, PA is moderately liberal. In Chester County, PA 57.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Chester county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Pottstown, PA is somewhat liberal.
Chester County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
South Pottstown, Pennsylvania: r r d r 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 South Pottstown, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 503 contributions totaling $28,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 243 contributions totaling $83,936 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)