West Bradford, PA is a small but vibrant township located in the heart of Pennsylvania. It is home to a diverse population of about 7,000 residents who are passionate about their local politics. Residents have an active and engaged voice in West Bradford's government, taking part in local elections and voicing their opinions on current issues. In recent years, there have been several hotly contested races for mayor and town council seats, with voters turning out in droves to make sure their voices are heard. Currently, the town has three Town Council Members who are elected every four years by the citizens of West Bradford. The Town Council works together to ensure that all of the needs of the community are met while also setting policy and regulations for the area. They also work closely with the mayor on matters such as budgeting and development planning. Through democratic processes like these, West Bradford is able to have a say in how their community runs and grows into the future.
The political climate in West Bradford, 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
West Bradford, 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.
West Bradford, 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 West Bradford, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,592 contributions totaling $1,520,610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,295 contributions totaling $1,291,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $392 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)