The 19438 Harleysville, PA area is a diverse and vibrant community with a rich history in politics. It is an important part of the greater Philadelphia area, with a population of just over 3,000 people. As such, local politics are an important factor in the success and development of this area. Locally elected officials make decisions that affect the day-to-day lives of all residents, from funding for schools and infrastructure to zoning regulations and public safety initiatives. While there are no national or state-level candidates tied to the 19438 zip code, citizens can still engage in their local democracy by voting in municipal elections and attending meetings held by their representatives on city council or school boards. With its proximity to major cities like Philadelphia and Reading, Harleysville is poised to benefit from both local political action as well as influence from the larger region.
The political climate in Zip 19438 (Harleysville, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery County, PA is strongly liberal. In Montgomery County, PA 62.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.4% to 36.2%.
Montgomery county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19438 (Harleysville, PA) is somewhat liberal.
Harleysville, Pennsylvania is somewhat liberal.
Montgomery 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.
Harleysville, 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 19438 (Harleysville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,241 contributions totaling $90,611 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 291 contributions totaling $90,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $311 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)