In the early 1900s, Bristol, PA was a small borough in Bucks County. The area had limited resources and relied heavily on agriculture and its textile mills for economic growth. Politically, the town was strongly represented by local Democratic candidates that ran for office based on their commitment to advocating for working-class citizens and improving the infrastructure of the area. The Democratic party had a large presence in Bristol during this time period as it continues to do today. Issues such as increasing wages, providing better housing conditions, and improving public transportation were important topics of discussion for political candidates who sought to represent Bristol and its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 19007 (Bristol, PA) is leaning liberal.
Bucks County, PA is leaning liberal. In Bucks County, PA 51.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bucks county remained Democratic, 51.5% to 47.2%.
Bucks county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19007 (Bristol, PA) is leaning liberal.
Bristol, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania is leaning 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.
Bristol, 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 zip 19007 (Bristol)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 557 contributions totaling $45,409 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 264 contributions totaling $66,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)