The 19144 Philadelphia, PA area has a wide range of political views. The Democratic Party is the dominant party in the area and many of its citizens are registered Democrats. However, there are a number of individuals who identify as Republican or independent as well. A variety of political issues are important to residents in this area, including public safety, education, health care and taxation. Local politicians have held office for decades and they generally support the same values that their constituents do. These representatives often take part in debates and public forums to discuss local matters. They also make sure that their constituents’ voices are heard in Congress and state politics. Residents have access to news sources that keep them informed about upcoming elections and other changes in legislation that affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 19144 (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 19144 (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 19144 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,919 contributions totaling $287,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $12,265 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)