Allen, PA is a small borough in Center County, Pennsylvania. Its population is estimated to be just over 1,900 people. Despite its size, Allen has a vibrant political culture which contributes to the community atmosphere of the area. Residents engage with their local government and actively participate in discussions around local policies. This engagement can be seen through town hall meetings, campaigns for locally elected officials, and initiatives that are born from the citizens' dedication to their hometown. Allen residents have a great sense of pride when it comes to their political involvement and are extremely proud of how their efforts shape the future of their beloved borough.
The political climate in Allen, PA is somewhat conservative.
Northampton County, PA is leaning liberal. In Northampton County, PA 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Northampton county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.9%.
Northampton county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Allen, PA is somewhat conservative.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania is leaning liberal.
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Allen, Pennsylvania: d d D d r 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 Allen, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $22,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $9,299 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)