Politics Philadelphia

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jim kenney, current , 99th mayor of philadelphia


the mayor jim kenney, replaced michael nutter, served 2 terms 2009 january 2016. kenney, philadelphia mayors have been since 1952, member of democratic party, tends dominate local politics thoroughly democratic mayoral primary more covered general election. legislative branch, philadelphia city council, consists of ten council members representing individual districts , 7 members elected @ large. democrats hold 14 seats, republicans representing 2 allotted at-large seats minority party, northeast-based tenth district. current council president darrell clarke.


as of december 31, 2016, there 1,102,620 registered voters in philadelphia. registered voters constitute 70.3% of total population.



democratic: 853,140 (77.4%)
republican: 125,530 (11.4%)
other parties , no party: 123,950 (11.2%)


from american civil war until mid-20th century, philadelphia bastion of republican party, arose staunch pro-northern views of philadelphia residents during , after war (philadelphia chosen host city first republican national convention in 1856). after great depression, democratic registrations increased, city not carried democrat franklin d. roosevelt in landslide victory of 1932 (in pennsylvania 1 of few states won republican herbert hoover). 4 years later, however, voter turnout surged , city flipped democrats. roosevelt carried philadelphia on 60% of vote in 1936. city has remained loyally democratic in every presidential election since. 1 of democratic in country; in 2008, democrat barack obama drew 83% of city s vote. obama s win greater in 2012, capturing 85% of vote. in 2016, democrat hillary clinton won 82% of vote, small noticeable dropoff.


philadelphia once comprised 6 congressional districts. however, result of city s declining population, has three: 1st district, represented bob brady; 2nd, represented dwight evans; , 13th, represented brendan boyle. 3 democrats. although swamped democrats in city, state , national elections, republicans still have support in area, in northeast. republican represented significant portion of philadelphia in house late 1983, , sam katz ran competitive mayoral races republican nominee in both 1999 , 2003.


pennsylvania s longest-serving senator, arlen specter, philadelphia; served republican 1981 , democrat 2009, losing party s primary in 2010 , leaving office in january 2011. city s district attorney 1966 1974.


philadelphia has hosted various national conventions, including in 1848 (whig), 1856 (republican), 1872 (republican), 1900 (republican), 1936 (democratic), 1940 (republican), 1948 (republican), 1948 (progressive), 2000 (republican), , 2016 (democratic). philadelphia has been home 1 vice president, george m. dallas, , 1 civil war general won party s nomination president lost in general election: george b. mcclellan.






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