The politics in Lima, PA is heavily influenced by the local and state levels of government. The town operates within the guidelines set forth by the Pennsylvania State Constitution and is led by a Mayor and five-member Town Council. The Mayor and members of the Town Council are elected officials who are chosen during bi-annual elections in November of even-numbered years. Each elected official will serve a four year term to represent their constituents, as well as determine how civil services such as law enforcement, public transportation, waste management, and fire protection will be funded. Additionally, Lima has representatives at both the state and federal levels to address matters that require higher levels of authority. Through this combination of local, state, and federal officials, Lima is able to properly manage its affairs in order to ensure a safe and thriving community for all its residents.
The political climate in Lima, 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
Lima, 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.
Lima, 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 Lima, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,435 contributions totaling $938,426 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,040 contributions totaling $314,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)