In 19085 Villanova, PA, politics are a major part of the local community. Each year, members of the community come together to elect their local representatives and leaders who will work on behalf of their constituents. The political atmosphere is one that encourages participation from all residents over age 18 and encourages an open dialogue between representatives and citizens. Every four years, national elections occur in which residents can vote for the president of the United States as well as other important elected positions such as Senators and Representatives at the state level. Despite this, Villanova's local politics remain a cornerstone of the community and those running for office have an enormous impact in shaping the future of their constituents. Over time, individuals have been able to step up and bring their ideas forward while engaging with their neighbors in order to make Villanova a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 19085 (Villanova, PA) is moderately 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 19085 (Villanova, PA) is moderately liberal.
Villanova, Pennsylvania is moderately 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.
Villanova, 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 19085 (Villanova)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,940 contributions totaling $1,177,557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 679 contributions totaling $711,828 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,048 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)