Folcroft, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Delaware County. The borough has a long and storied history of political engagement and involvement. Residents of Folcroft are active participants in the local political process and take great pride in their ability to shape their community through elections and other forms of civic engagement. The majority of the population is registered to vote, and elections are typically hotly contested races with many issues addressed by each candidate. One major issue that often arises during election cycles is the need for improved public infrastructure, such as better roads and sidewalks, more efficient public transportation, or more efficient waste management systems. In addition to local issues, Folcroft residents have often been involved in state-level politics as well by casting their ballots in statewide general elections and participating in party primaries on both the Democratic and Republican sides. As a result of this political involvement, Folcroft has become an important part of the greater political landscape in Pennsylvania over time.
The political climate in Zip 19032 (Folcroft, 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 19032 (Folcroft, PA) is moderately liberal.
Folcroft, 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.
Folcroft, 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 19032 (Folcroft)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $3,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)