Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania is a small town located in Berks County. It has a rich history and culture with an active local community. Politically, the town is home to a variety of views and beliefs, as can be seen in the many organizations and political groups that are active in the area. Locals participate in elections at all levels of government, from those for mayor to state representatives and senators. The town has been divided over some important issues in recent years, such as education funding and environmental protection initiatives. Residents have strong opinions on both sides of these issues and often debate them passionately. Community members are encouraged to get involved by volunteering for campaigns or attending meetings of their local representatives or officials. This helps build civic engagement and keep a healthy dialogue between citizens and their elected leaders.
The political climate in Bechtelsville, PA is somewhat conservative.
Berks County, PA is leaning conservative. In Berks County, PA 45.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Berks county remained moderately Republican, 53.2% to 45.1%.
Berks county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bechtelsville, PA is somewhat conservative.
Berks County, Pennsylvania is leaning conservative.
Reading 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.
Bechtelsville, Pennsylvania: r r d r r r
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 Bechtelsville, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $12 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,887 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)