Colony Park, PA is a small town with a population of around 4,500 people. It is located in the south-central part of the state and is known for its friendly atmosphere and rich history. The local government is made up of an elected mayor and seven other council members who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the town. Residents have the opportunity to elect their representatives during local elections held every four years. Currently, the mayor is James Smith who has been in office since 2012. Additionally, there are five other council members: John Doe, Mary Jones, Robert Brown, Jessica Miller, and Tom Greene. All of these elected officials work together to ensure that Colony Park remains a safe and prosperous community for all its citizens.
The political climate in Colony Park, 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
Colony Park, 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.
Colony Park, 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 Colony Park, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 859 contributions totaling $111,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 921 contributions totaling $359,691 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $391 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)