Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Delaware County. This area has a rich history that dates back to the 1700s when settlers first built homes and began farming the land. Led by a Mayor and a Borough Council, Upper Chichester enjoys a strong local government with an active role in its residents’ lives. Local politics are important to Upper ChiChester residents who take an active role in civic affairs and electing their representatives. Annual elections for Borough Council members allow the community to come together to decide on issues such as funding for public services, infrastructure improvements, and zoning regulations. The Mayor also participates in these decisions and works alongside other officials like the Chief of Police to ensure the safety and well being of everyone living in Upper Chichester.
The political climate in Upper Chichester, 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
Upper Chichester, 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.
Upper Chichester, 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 Upper Chichester, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,095 contributions totaling $361,964 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 642 contributions totaling $176,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)