The 19127 area of Philadelphia, PA is a diverse and vibrant community that is home to many different cultures and backgrounds. Politically, it is represented in local government by members of the City Council and State Legislature as well as numerous elected and appointed leaders working to serve the needs of the residents. The neighborhoods within this zip code are served by a range of public services from schools to libraries to parks and recreation centers. In addition, there are numerous community organizations that work together to ensure that everyone has access to basic needs like food, health care, education etc. As a result, many local political candidates have emerged in recent years campaigning for various positions such as Mayor, City Councilor, District Attorney and School Board Member. These candidates come from all walks of life – reflecting the diversity of the population – and each offers their own unique approach towards tackling the issues facing the district.
The political climate in Zip 19127 (Philadelphia, PA) is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia County, PA is very liberal. In Philadelphia County, PA 81.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 17.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Philadelphia county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 81.2% to 17.9%.
Philadelphia county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19127 (Philadelphia, PA) is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania is very 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.
Philadelphia, 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 19127 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 484 contributions totaling $30,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $2,947 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)