Bushkill, PA is a small town located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. It is a rural area with a population of approximately 1,500 people. The local government consists of five elected Town Council members and a mayor. Each of these representatives are elected by the citizens of Bushkill and they work together to make decisions that are in the best interests of the community. The local political scene in Bushkill is generally laid back, with candidates campaigning on issues such as economic growth, education, public safety, infrastructure development, and environmental protection. These are important topics for any community to consider when making decisions about their future and these politicians strive to ensure that Bushkill has a bright future ahead. Elections typically happen every few years with campaigns being organized by volunteer committees and initiatives lead by residents who care deeply about their community's welfare. The politicians take feedback from all residents before enacting new policies or making changes to existing ones.
The political climate in Bushkill, 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
Bushkill, 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.
Bushkill, 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 Bushkill, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,562 contributions totaling $106,921 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 515 contributions totaling $121,801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)