In 19082 Upper Darby, PA, politics have historically been an important part of the local community. The township is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners elected from seven wards. Over the years, many candidates have run for positions on the Board of Commissioners, with the most recent election taking place in 2019. Many local residents are actively involved in political issues affecting their community and take pride in being engaged citizens. Political organizations such as the Upper Darby Democratic Club and Upper Darby Republican Club also offer resources to those interested in getting involved with local politics. With a rich history and vibrant civic engagement, Upper Darby offers a unique opportunity to participate in its political process.
The political climate in Zip 19082 (Upper Darby, PA) is strongly liberal.
Delaware County, PA is strongly liberal. In Delaware County, PA 62.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delaware county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 62.8% to 36.0%.
Delaware county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 19082 (Upper Darby, PA) is strongly liberal.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania is strongly liberal.
Delaware County, Pennsylvania is strongly 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.
Upper Darby, 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 19082 (Upper Darby)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 917 contributions totaling $58,822 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $10,068 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)