Cressona, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Schuylkill County. The politics of Cressona are largely dominated by the local Democratic and Republican Parties. Residents of Cressona have historically voted for both parties in local elections, with the most recent election favoring the Democratic Party. There is an active voter turnout in all municipal elections as residents take a keen interest in local issues that affect their quality of life. The borough also has a strong representation in county government, with elected representatives from both major parties serving on the Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners. Additionally, community leaders often gather to discuss topics ranging from public safety to economic development initiatives. Overall, the politics of Cressona are characterized by an open dialogue and engagement between citizens and their political representatives.
The political climate in Cressona, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, PA is very conservative. In Schuylkill County, PA 29.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuylkill county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.1% to 29.3%.
Schuylkill county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cressona, PA is moderately conservative.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pottsville 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.
Cressona, 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 Cressona, PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $4,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $38,162 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)