Springfield Township (Delaware County), PA is a very diverse community with a wide range of political views. The political landscape in Springfield is varied and dynamic, and includes members from the Democratic, Republican, and Independent parties. There are several local political candidates running for office in the area, all of whom have distinct and different stances on issues such as taxes, education, public safety, and economic development. Residents of Springfield vote their conscience in local elections to ensure that their needs are met by the elected officials who represent them. It’s important for residents to stay informed about local politics and voting in order to ensure that their voices are heard on all matters concerning Springfield Township.
The political climate in Springfield township (Delaware County), PA is somewhat 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
Springfield township (Delaware County), PA is somewhat 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.
Springfield township (Delaware County), 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Springfield township (Delaware County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,550 contributions totaling $533,337 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 652 contributions totaling $269,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)