In 19372 Thorndale, PA, the politics were shaped by the decisions made by local and state government. During this time, many of the laws and regulations regarding taxation and public services were determined by representatives from the area. Though local political candidates were not named in this context, they undoubtedly had their own opinions on how to best represent the people of Thorndale. The major parties in power at the time included the Democratic and Republican parties, both of which campaigned for better public services and fiscal responsibility. Residents of Thorndale had an opportunity to vote for candidates from both sides in elections at all levels of government. The decisions made by these elected officials had a direct impact on the lives of those living in 19372 Thorndale, PA as well as its economy and infrastructure.
The political climate in Zip 19372 (Thorndale, PA) is leaning liberal.
Chester County, PA is moderately liberal. In Chester County, PA 57.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Chester county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19372 (Thorndale, PA) is leaning liberal.
Thorndale, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Chester County, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Thorndale, Pennsylvania: r r d r 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 19372 (Thorndale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $5,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)