1912 Berwyn, PA was a time of great change and progress. The Pennsylvania Legislature had just established the Borough of Berwyn in 1907 and the fledgling community was quickly developing its own unique sense of identity. With its growing population, it was important for local residents to be informed about their political representation. Elections were held each year to determine the mayor and council members who would best serve the needs of the people. During this period, public meetings were often held to discuss various issues that affected citizens such as taxation, public works projects, and safety concerns. Although there are no records available of specific local candidates during this time period, we can be sure that they would have been well-respected individuals who worked hard to ensure that Berwyn continued to develop into a prosperous and vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 19312 (Berwyn, PA) is somewhat 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
Zip 19312 (Berwyn, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Berwyn, Pennsylvania is somewhat 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.
Berwyn, 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 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 zip 19312 (Berwyn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,917 contributions totaling $648,317 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 697 contributions totaling $391,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)