Delaware County, Pennsylvania is a vibrant and diverse area that encompasses many towns and cities. The politics in this area are closely connected to the local population, as well as the state and national governments. All levels of government have a hand in shaping the political landscape in Delaware County. On the local level, municipal offices such as City Council, Mayor, School Board and other elected positions are up for election on a regular basis. These elections are important in determining how tax dollars are allocated and services provided to residents. Moreover, candidates for state-wide offices representing Delaware County must also be chosen each election cycle. During these times citizens will turnout to cast their ballot according to their own personal beliefs on which candidate would best represent their interests at a higher level of government. These elections serve to provide both oversight of public funds and ensure that citizens can voice their opinions on the issues facing Delaware County.
The political climate in Delaware County, PA is strongly liberal.
In Delaware County, PA 62.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.8% to 36.0%.
Delaware county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delaware County, PA 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.
Delaware, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Delaware County, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58,866 contributions totaling $10,914,367 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,244 contributions totaling $5,664,086 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $553 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)