In 1910, Bryn Mawr, PA was a rapidly growing small town almost entirely populated by white individuals. It was home to many influential members of Philadelphia's high-society, and the political climate reflected that influence. The mayor at the time was Joseph R. Thompson, and he led a prominent Republican party in the town. They were highly active in local politics, campaigning for new projects and pushing policies that would benefit their constituents. During this time period, voter registration was not yet open to women or African Americans; thus, only men with significant wealth or influence were able to participate in local politics. Thompson and his team of Republicans worked hard to make sure that Bryn Mawr remained an affluent and prosperous town. With their influence, they managed to get new infrastructure projects funded such as roads and bridges as well as educational initiatives like public schools and libraries. Although there was still much progress to be made before full equality could be achieved in Bryn Mawr's political system, the Republican leadership of 1910 successfully laid the groundwork for future generations of citizens to enjoy a voice in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 19010 (Bryn Mawr, PA) is moderately liberal.
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
Zip 19010 (Bryn Mawr, PA) is moderately liberal.
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania is moderately liberal.
Delaware 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.
Bryn Mawr, 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 19010 (Bryn Mawr)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,994 contributions totaling $2,985,646 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $373 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,458 contributions totaling $1,501,557 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,030 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)