West Grove, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Chester County. Despite its small size, the town is deeply rooted in politics and has an active local government. City council meetings are frequently attended by residents of all ages and backgrounds, offering them the opportunity to be involved in decisions that shape their local community. The West Grove City Council works hard to ensure that the best interests of its citizens are represented when making policy decisions. Every two years, West Grove holds elections for its mayor and city council members. These elected officials work with local organizations and government entities to address issues that affect the health and well-being of their constituents, including public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and environmental protection initiatives. The city also provides resources for political education and civic engagement opportunities to enable all citizens to participate fully in local governance.
The political climate in West Grove, 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 Grove, 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 Grove, 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 Grove, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,272 contributions totaling $70,329 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $24,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)