19317 Chadds Ford, PA is a small town located in Delaware County that has a strong sense of community and local pride. Politically, the town leans more to the left than right. In recent years, local elections have seen the election of progressive-minded candidates focused on protecting the environment and maintaining a high quality of life for citizens. Local politicians are often very involved in a variety of issues including education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. They understand that their decisions directly affect the lives of residents so they work hard to ensure that all of their constituents are well represented. The town is also known for its strong sense of history so it is important for elected officials to maintain a good relationship with local historical societies and organizations.
The political climate in Zip 19317 (Chadds Ford, PA) is somewhat 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 19317 (Chadds Ford, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is somewhat 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.
Chadds Ford, 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 19317 (Chadds Ford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,439 contributions totaling $297,856 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 632 contributions totaling $194,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)