Upper Merion Township is a community located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is home to many diverse businesses and residents and has a vibrant political landscape. The politics of Upper Merion have been shaped by years of local engagement from citizens who care about the future of their community. Politically, the township is governed by five elected supervisors who are responsible for making major decisions on behalf of the community at large. These supervisors work closely with various departments within the township to ensure that the needs of all Upper Merion residents are met. Additionally, there have been numerous initiatives implemented over the years to engage citizens on important political topics such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, public safety and more. Through these efforts, Upper Merion Township remains active in shaping its own destiny and creating an environment in which all residents can thrive.
The political climate in Upper Merion, 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
Upper Merion, 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.
Upper Merion, 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 Merion, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30,573 contributions totaling $6,254,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,213 contributions totaling $2,969,268 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $705 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)