The city of Glenolden, Pennsylvania, is a small borough located in Delaware County. Located just outside the city limits of Philadelphia, Glenolden has a thriving community and offers its residents a variety of opportunities for recreation and leisure activities. The politics in 19036 Glenolden, PA are largely managed by the local government, which is made up of elected representatives from each ward in the borough. The mayor is elected every four years and is responsible for enacting laws that benefit the people of Glenolden. Additionally, there are boards and committees that manage individual areas such as transportation and public safety. Local elections are held annually to decide who will take office and serve on these boards and committees. With all these officials in place, the citizens of 19036 Glenolden can have confidence that their government is working hard to provide them with quality services while upholding their rights as citizens.
The political climate in Zip 19036 (Glenolden, 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 19036 (Glenolden, PA) is moderately liberal.
Glenolden, 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.
Glenolden, 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 19036 (Glenolden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 393 contributions totaling $18,956 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $3,804 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)