Birmingham Borough is located in western Pennsylvania and is a small borough with a population of around 1,000 people. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor serving as the administrative head of the town. The mayor is elected by the citizens for four-year terms. The council consists of seven members, with three members being elected every two years to serve staggered four-year terms. The council meets regularly to discuss and decide on local laws and ordinances that affect all citizens of the borough. Local political candidates run campaigns based on their values and platforms in order to get elected to office each election cycle. Birmingham Borough is home to many local organizations such as its Historical Society, Community Arts Center, and Recreation Commission which all provide activities that benefit the community. By electing officials who have a vested interest in helping these organizations succeed, residents are ensuring that their community will continue to thrive for many years to come.
The political climate in Birmingham, PA is very conservative.
Huntingdon County, PA is very conservative. In Huntingdon County, PA 23.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huntingdon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.8%.
Huntingdon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Birmingham, PA is very conservative.
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Huntingdon Metro Area is very 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.
Birmingham, Pennsylvania: R R R 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 Birmingham, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $4,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $30,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)