Politics in the 19139 zip code of Philadelphia, PA is a long standing source of discussion and activity. As a part of Philadelphia county, there are active local political candidates running for office every election cycle. These candidates represent a wide range of ideologies and perspectives on the issues facing residents. Local elections typically include debates between these candidates that focus on such issues as education, public safety, community development, housing affordability, public transportation, economic development and environmental protection. Other topics discussed in local elections may include social justice issues such as criminal justice reform and immigration reform. No matter who is elected to office, their decisions directly impact the lives of residents within this area and help shape the future of this community.
The political climate in Zip 19139 (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 19139 (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 19139 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 915 contributions totaling $54,318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $3,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)