In 19440 Hatfield, PA, politics are largely focused on local issues that directly affect the community. The members of the Hatfield Borough Council make decisions about the day-to-day operations and long term planning for the town. They also support the development of local businesses and infrastructure to ensure a healthy economy for future generations. Local residents often come together to discuss the current political climate and potential solutions to benefit everyone in their community. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to get involved by attending meetings or voicing their opinions online or in person at council meetings. With a variety of perspectives being shared, all parties can work together to build a brighter future for Hatfield.
The political climate in Zip 19440 (Hatfield, PA) is moderately 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 19440 (Hatfield, PA) is moderately liberal.
Hatfield, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Hatfield, 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 19440 (Hatfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 767 contributions totaling $80,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $27,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)