The 19134 Philadelphia, PA area is steeped in history and is home to a diverse population of people from all walks of life. Politically, the area has always been a heavily contested political battleground, with Democrats and Republicans vying for power. In the 2019 mayoral election, incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney was re-elected with over 80% of the vote in the 19134 zip code. Locally and nationally, this area is known for having an engaged electorate that participates in the political process at high levels. The voter turnout in 2019 was one of the highest it has ever been since records were kept. The residents of 19134 take politics seriously and are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that impact their community.
The political climate in Zip 19134 (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 19134 (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 19134 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 407 contributions totaling $20,210 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $7,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)