Upper Uwchlan, PA is a thriving township located in Chester County. It is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, who are elected to staggered six-year terms. The Board works closely with the Township Manager and staff to provide quality services to the residents and businesses of Upper Uwchlan. Local political candidates for the Board of Supervisors are usually Republicans or Democrats but this varies depending on the issues at hand. The current board members have focused on maintaining safe neighborhoods, improving infrastructure and public services, and preserving the township’s natural resources. They also strive to expand recreational offerings and create opportunities for economic growth. The citizens of Upper Uwchlan take an active role in local politics, showing their support for candidates at polls and attending local meetings to voice their opinions.
The political climate in Upper Uwchlan, PA is leaning 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
Upper Uwchlan, PA is leaning 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.
Upper Uwchlan, 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 Upper Uwchlan, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,150 contributions totaling $753,766 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,542 contributions totaling $733,987 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $476 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)