Politics in the 19130 zip code of Philadelphia, PA is primarily dominated by the Democratic Party. In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of support for progressive policies and candidates in this area. Local elections have seen a surge of participation from younger voters as well as more diverse populations giving rise to increased representation for traditionally marginalized communities. Despite the strong presence of liberal politics in the area, there are still some pockets of conservativism found throughout the zip code. As it stands, the majority of elected officials in 19130 support progressive values and initiatives that prioritize social justice and environmental protection.
The political climate in Zip 19130 (Philadelphia, PA) is very 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 19130 (Philadelphia, PA) is very liberal.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is very 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 19130 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,690 contributions totaling $1,552,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 295 contributions totaling $94,756 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)