Brooklyn, PA is a small rural town located in western Pennsylvania. The town has a strong sense of community and local pride among its residents. The town is governed by a mayor and four council members who are elected every four years to serve in office. The mayor and council members are responsible for setting the legislative agenda of the borough, creating budgets, enacting ordinances, managing the public works department, and providing services to the residents. Brooklyn’s local political candidates typically come from within the borough itself or from areas nearby such as Beaver County or Allegheny County. The candidates must demonstrate their commitment to serving their community and advancing its interests as well as their desire to promote economic growth and development within the borough. They focus on creating jobs for local residents, improving infrastructure, expanding recreational facilities, supporting public safety initiatives, advocating for social justice issues, and responding to environmental concerns. Local elections in Brooklyn are contested affairs with passionate debates about many different topics. Ultimately the citizens of Brooklyn have the opportunity to elect leaders who share their values and will work hard for them throughout their term in office.
The political climate in Brooklyn, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, PA is very conservative. In Susquehanna County, PA 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Susquehanna county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.6%.
Susquehanna county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brooklyn, PA is strongly conservative.
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 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.
Brooklyn, 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 Brooklyn, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $12,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $9,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)