The politics in 19137 Philadelphia, PA are diverse and ever-changing. The 19137 zip code is located within the Lower Northeast region of Philadelphia and is home to a diverse population of individuals who come from a variety of backgrounds, including African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and Caucasian. As such, local politics represent the interests of many different people with varied political beliefs. Local elections in 19137 tend to focus on issues such as housing affordability and access to quality education. In recent years, candidates running for office have also focused on environmental initiatives and economic equity. It is important that residents of this area stay informed about upcoming elections so they can vote for candidates that best represent their interests and values.
The political climate in Zip 19137 (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 19137 (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 19137 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $7,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $4,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)