West Pottsgrove, PA is a small borough located in Montgomery County. It has a rich history in politics, from the election of long-time mayors to the participation of citizens in local elections. Voters in West Pottsgrove have traditionally been highly engaged in the democratic process and take very seriously their responsibility to make informed decisions on whom they vote for. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on providing educational opportunities to citizens about local candidates and their platforms. To that end, local civic organizations host forums throughout the year featuring candidates running for office and giving voters an opportunity to learn more about them before heading to the polls. Such events provide an important platform for discussing vital issues facing West Pottsgrove and give citizens the chance to voice their opinions directly with those hoping to represent them. As such, political engagement remains strong within West Pottsgrove and voters consistently turn out at high levels during elections.
The political climate in West Pottsgrove, 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
West Pottsgrove, 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.
West Pottsgrove, 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 West Pottsgrove, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,690 contributions totaling $96,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 426 contributions totaling $79,902 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)