In 1911 Philadelphia, PA the political landscape was very influential in the city's development. There were numerous political parties vying for a chance to make an impact on the city. Notable political leaders included William McKean of the Republican Party, and Thomas Smith of the Democratic Party. These two men made up part of a larger group of local politicians that included members from all walks of life. They worked together to create a better future for their constituents through policies and reforms that addressed specific issues in their neighborhoods. Some of these reforms included establishing public works projects, providing more access to education, and improving infrastructure across Philadelphia's many districts. The hard work of these elected officials helped shape 19119 Philadelphia into what it is today.
The political climate in Zip 19119 (Philadelphia, PA) is strongly 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 19119 (Philadelphia, PA) is strongly liberal.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is strongly 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 19119 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,894 contributions totaling $3,165,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 332 contributions totaling $315,491 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $950 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)