The 19142 zip code is located in the Southwest area of Philadelphia, PA and encompasses the neighborhoods of Kingsessing and Cobbs Creek. Politically, this area is represented by two state representatives – Joanna McClinton (D-191st District) and Kevin J. Boyle (D-172nd District). Both representatives have worked to pass legislation in support of better access to healthcare services, increased funding for public education, labor rights, and environmental protection. In addition, they have both been vocal advocates for criminal justice reform. The City Councilperson for this area is Cherelle L. Parker, who has championed issues such as poverty reduction and affordable housing expansion. Residents of 19142 are presented with a diverse array of political options that can help further their goals of creating a more equitable city for all citizens to live in.
The political climate in Zip 19142 (Philadelphia, PA) is very 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 19142 (Philadelphia, PA) is very liberal.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is very 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 19142 (Philadelphia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 789 contributions totaling $22,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)